Time magazine (yes, they are still around) recently released a list of the 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade.
Time said that to make the list a product had to:
(1) to be widely recognized and widely available to customers,(2) had to be aimed at a large global market,(3) had to be technologically equal to or superior to its competition, (4) had to be a product or new company that had the possibility of bringing in billions of dollars in revenue based on the sales of similar or competing products, and (5) it had to clearly miss the mark of living up to the potential that its creators expected, and that the public and press were lead to believe was possible.
Now on to the list, here are the items, in no particular order:
Microsoft Vista
Gateway
HD DVD
Vonage
YouTube
Sirius XM
Microsoft Zune
Palm
Iridium
Segway
Surprised by the list? I have to say some of the items listed are pretty obvious (cough) Vista, the Zune (cough) but while others may seem popular and used by many, like YouTube, it all comes down to money.
From the Times article online:
The New York Times recently wrote that "while YouTube, along with other new media properties like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, is seen as leading the challenge against traditional media companies, the company itself is struggling to profit from its digital popularity." YouTube is big, but that has not made it a success.
Read more here: The 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade
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I've never thought that Microsoft intrudes but it does check your' software! I prefer to have complete control of my machine!
May 19, 2009 at 9:47 p.m.I've tried Linspire which is a version of linux and it worked pretty good! There's new versions that have real nice features comparable to Vista.
archie - Windows 7:Vista as Windows 98:Windows 95. In other words - it will look and feel similar, but will have some under-the-hood changes that won't be immediately evident. As far as the Genuine Advantage garbage is concerned, it is something that consumers can willingly opt-out of, so long as they are aware that their ability to download optional updates such as Internet Explorer 7/8 and Windows Media Player 11 will be affected. When I worked there, I don't remember anybody actively doing scans or intrusions - it's all handled by server-side software being run in a data center in Tukwila or Bellevue.
For the sake of citing references, this list was originally put online at http://247wallst.com/2009/05/12/the-t...
My problem with this particular list is that it is put together by people who are more concerned with how much money any given product made than they are what technology was behind it. Therefore, I suggest anybody looking for a more tech-oriented list check out PC Authority's "Top 10 Disappointing Technologies" at http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/14...
Their list is:
Honorable Mention: Biometrics, Ubuntu
May 19, 2009 at 9:31 p.m.10: Virtual Reality
9: Alternative search engines
8: Voice Recognition
7: Apple Lisa
6: 10GB Ethernet
5: Firewire
4: Bluetooth
3: Itanium
2: Zune
1: Windows Vista
I have been messing around with Ubuntu and Xubuntu for a while and just recently learned from Wilsoz how to configure a 3G modem to get on line.
Vista, it seems runs the best when you have as much ram as your architecture can handle. I run the 64 bit version on a Dell Inspiron 530 with 4 gigs of installed ram and 4 gigs of ready boost and it generally runs OK.
Right now I am using Firefox on the Ubuntu 9.04 platform to blog this. I am still really newbie with linux, but it has lots of potential. and I like the idea of being relatively free from lil' Billie Gates.
May 19, 2009 at 8:07 p.m.Just block there intrusive scanning IP# on your firewall no problem, unless you use there own firewall.
May 19, 2009 at 7:27 p.m.I hate the way the MicroSoft can intrude onto your' computer to see if you are a legitimate operating system and not a pirated one! Then they can turn off certain features of the o/s until you are registered correctly! I'm still with Windows2000 and it does everything I need it to do!
May 19, 2009 at 7:05 p.m.wait when the new Vista comes out it's supposed to be better! I heard that's all it was! Vista with a new name? Windows 7!
May 19, 2009 at 7:01 p.m.Any truth to these claims?
Hi Cj, I am a PC with Vista and haven't had any problems with it. The icons are different, but I have had to work with so many differnt kinds of computers in my life, that this one was not a hassle at all. Hub hates my computer, but it just isn't a big deal with me.
May 19, 2009 at 4:49 p.m.my favorite improvement--- the 4 color bic pens that came out in late 80s. 4 colors and geat for school and no loose parts. practical, functional and durable. http://www.amazon.com/BIC-4-Color-Bal...
for technology- the other would be, wireless technology.
May 16, 2009 at 9:05 p.m.