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Worst Christmas Ever For Gadgets?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-santa dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "CNet says this will be the most disappointing Christmas ever for gadget-lovers. The Playstation 3 is delayed across most of the world, the Zune MP3 player is cancelled for everyone outside the US, Vista won't be out for home users before the big day, and even Final Fantasy XII won't reach Europe in time. From the article: 'It's enough to make you slit your wrists with the shards of a smashed Christmas tree bauble... Santa fails to deliver on almost all of his Yuletide promises. Most of the major technologies that were supposed to be ready for purchase have been delayed until next year.' The writer goes on to suggest phrases to use over Christmas dinner when the offending companies' products are mentioned. To reduce the pain of a Zune-less party, he suggests remarking: 'Imagine the stability and usability of Windows migrated to an MP3 player. In short, imagine a small portable version of Hell.'"

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  1. Not that upset, really... by meringuoid · · Score: 5, Funny
    The Playstation 3 is delayed across most of the world

    I'd rather have a Wii.

    the Zune MP3 player is cancelled for everyone outside the US

    I'd rather have an iPod (if I wasn't perfectly happy with my Rockbox'd iRiver).

    Vista won't be out for home users before the big day

    I'd rather have a lobotomy.

    and even Final Fantasy XII won't reach Europe in time.

    Never mind that, when's Final Fantasy III coming out for DS?

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  2. Not many gadgets for the first Christmas by Mostly+a+lurker · · Score: 5, Funny
    this will be the most disappointing Christmas ever for gadget-lovers
    Unless the archaeologists have missed something, there appear to have been precious few items available for gadget-lovers circa 5 AD.
    1. Re:Not many gadgets for the first Christmas by krell · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Unless the archaeologists have missed something, there appear to have been precious few items available for gadget-lovers circa 5 AD."

      Yeah, I remember. The iPods back then were the size of a phone booth and only held 128K worth of iTunes. Coal-fired CD burners, too. Yeah, those were the days.

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  3. Re:In summary... by imdx80 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Sucks to be you, Europe!

    in other news sony have revised the number of PS3s being distributed to 5, 3 to North america and 2 to Tokyo

  4. What ever happened to pets? by krell · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...what ever happened to pets?"

    Wha.... OH GOD!!! I'd forgotten! Fluffy! Sure enough, I found that skeleton behind the couch. Thanks a lot, way to make my day!

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  5. No, I'm New Here by New+Here · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I'm New Here

    1. Re:No, I'm New Here by Impressively+Nerdy · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, I'm Impressively Nerdy. New Here is a friend of mine.

  6. Re:In summary... by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of them is a box, a couple are posters, one of them is a PS2 with the 2 crossed out and 3 scrawled on, and another is a PS2 taped to a PS1. The other 2 are imports.

  7. Good Christmas After All by GooberToo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Vista won't be out for home users before the big day

    Sounds like it will be a good Christmas after all!

  8. Re:Maybe it's time to go low tech by binkzz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell that to my pet turkey

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  9. Re:Maybe it's time to go low tech by deinol · · Score: 4, Funny

    do them, you, and not least of all the poor animal a favor and get them a Wii instead.

    Or at the very least, get them Nintendogs if you have to!

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