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US's Slow Embrace of Information Technology

Posted by kdawson on from the it's-Windows-isn't-it dept.

mattnyc99 writes "To motivate his new column, Popular Mechanics' Glenn Derene takes research data from a discussion here of his last column. He analyzes a new study released this week — revealing that fully 49 percent of Americans 'only occasionally use modern gadgetry' — to compare the rise of the PC with that of the TV and ask a big question: What keeps the most important and powerful communication tool since the telephone from being universally embraced?"

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  1. Why, you ask? by beavis88 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it's because, at the end of the day, both computer hardware and software are generally troublesome pieces of shit.

  2. I'm going to go with... by Moggyboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Terrorism.

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  3. I was going to say "Windows" by benjcurry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it's because, at the end of the day, both computer hardware and software are generally troublesome pieces of shit.
    I was going to say "Windows," but I see you beat me to it.
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  4. I was going to say "Windows" by benjcurry · · Score: 5, Funny

    Terrorism.
    I was going to say "Windows," but I see you beat me to it.
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  5. Re:Blindingly obvious by hoojus · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can still have a full life without being an internet addict, they are still BOOKS out there. Sacralige you can't spout that nonsense. Go wash your mouth out with soap (actually wash your hands as they typed this nonsense!).
  6. There is a reason. by mlush · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup

  7. Re:Blindingly obvious by nschubach · · Score: 3, Funny

    But he would have never received the research grant money.

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  8. Re:Blame the phone companies by Analogy+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pirated versions of Windows that cost about 15 cents.

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  9. Universally embraced... by Mystery00 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quick, someone call the US embassy and let them know there's a world out here! Mystery

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  10. Obvious answer by NatteringNabob · · Score: 2, Funny

    [What keeps the most important and powerful communication tool since the telephone from being universally embraced?] Windows.

  11. Its ... by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

    What keeps the most important and powerful communication tool since the telephone from being universally embraced?

    Patch Tuesday.

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