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The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i've-used-1-2-4-7-8-15-and-20 dept.

Khammurabi writes "PC World compiled a list of the 25 worst tech products of all time. From the article: 'At PC World, we spend most of our time talking about products that make your life easier or your work more productive. But it's the lousy ones that linger in our memory long after their shrinkwrap has shriveled, and that make tech editors cry out, "What have I done to deserve this?"' Number one on the list? AOL."

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  1. Realplayer by fm6 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I agree with their bashing of Realplayer — except they only criticize its current flaws. They forgot to mention the buggy releases that would grab all available CPU cycles and render the machine unusable. They're also guilty of starting a nasty trend that every other media player feels compelled to follow: using fancy "skins" that make the app look cool, but much harder to use.

  2. Re:Number one on my list... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Oh, I'm SO shocked that one of the Slashdorks figures that Windows is the worst technological product of all time. Oh, heavens, who could possibly have guessed that Microsoft would be singled out for creating software that allows non-nerds to use a computer?

    Fuck off, fanboy.

  3. Re:Ever hear of CompuServe? GEnie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "Yeah, I was on compuserve on a 2400 baud modem attached to an apple IIgs way back in like 1992. I used to hang out in the anime chat room, "the usual restaurant" it was called. Ah, those were the days."

    The only question one would have after that revelation is do you get your mail delivered to your parents Attic or Basement?