Slashdot Mirror
The Twelve Most Tarnished Brands In Tech
harrymcc writes "Polaroid, Netscape, CompuServe, Westinghouse, Heathkit — these were once among the most respected names in the technology business. They're still around, but what's happened to them is just plain sad. I took a look at the tragic fates of a dozen mighty brands that have, in one way or another, fallen on hard times."
harrymcc and Timothy for submitting then posting this drivel....
Depending on your perspective, I'd put Apple on the list. As soon as Jobs' marketing ego took over the company from Woz' technical brilliance (see a pattern here?), this company went all screwy. This happened with the original Mac (a pattern which Jobs would repeat). Let's replace our monumentally successful, paradigm-shifting platform (Apple 2) with something that costs 2x as much, and doesn't even have color (or available software base)! Yeah, awesome idea. Oh, and seal up the box, we don't want users installing any pesky expansion cards or more memory.
Jobs later went on to make NeXT, where he doubled (or more) (again) the price of the machine, and again started with a monochrome display (not sure about the expandability of NeXT cubes). This dude is a bit weird.
I much prefer Apple from their 8-bit days. The //GS was delayed, then crippled by marketing decisions. Very sad.
I still use HP printers exclusively at home, and recommend them to customers as well.
Then you, sir, are a douche! HP printers can eat a bag of ass. Have you ever come across the 'expired ink' message (you know, where the ink has been in the printer 'too long', so it will not print until you replace the cartridges-- quite expensive even when you ARE out of ink!!). That was the last straw for me. I will never recommend or buy another HP product ever.
As for working best with linux, I'd have to disagree there too, I think Brother is far more supportive these days.
Regardless, I will chisel crap in stone before HP gets another penny of my money.
I am open source, and Linux baby!
Most Amiga users are upset? I don't think so. I think most of them have grown up, perhaps leaving people like you behind. Yes, many hated Microsoft or Apple back in the day simply out of habit, but the Amiga has been dead a long time and wounds healed as maturity developed. The Amiga died with Jay Miner and the exodus of the other original developers from the now defunct Commodore. What made the Amiga special was its blend of new OS andhardware designs. You are talking about Amiga operating systems today? Who gives a shit. Really. Mind you, this is coming from someone who used to make web pages on an Amiga and spend time working with a video toaster. Any Amiga technology currently being developed has none of the heart and soul of the original machine. The Amiga was great, but it's gone now.
Turning to a Linux advocate for thoughts on Microsoft is like asking Hitler how he felt about the Jews.