Awesomeness – new software quality characteristic

An awesome and epochal event in the software testing world!. Today ISO approved a new edition of the Software Quality Model description ISO 250401:2020 - a logical successor to the standard ISO 25010:2011!

Additionally to the well-known 8 quality characteristics:
:gear: Functional suitability
:chart_with_upwards_trend: Performance efficiency
:dart: Compatibility
:balloon: Usability
:battery: Reliability
:closed_lock_with_key: Security
:telephone_receiver: Maintainability
:airplane: Portability

One more non-functional characteristic is added: :sunny: Awesomeness - the measure of how awesome the software is!

In order to be able to measure this characteristic objectively, standard defines the following attributes of this characteristic:
:microbe: virality - the speed of app distribution between users
:champagne: popularity - marks on the distribution platforms (e.g. Google Play or App Store)
:heart: pleasantness - number of positive emotions experienced by users while working with the app
:bar_chart: comments - correlation between positive and negative comments about the app on the Internet

What do you think about this update? Ready to design new types of Tests for it?

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