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The 57 Lamest Tech Moments of 2010

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-probably-think-this-story's-about-you dept.

harrymcc writes "When it comes strange blunders, failed dreams, pointless legal wrangling, and other embarrassments, the technology industry had an uncommonly busy 2010. I compiled a list of the most notable examples--including the lost iPhone prototype, the short life of Microsoft's Kin, the end of Google Wave, the McAfee security meltdown, a depressingly long list of lawsuits over mobile patents, and much more."

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  1. Re:2010 isn't over yet... by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some poor /. user might get an iPad from his or her grandmother

    Sure beats a self-knitted sweater, formed for a mutant, with asymmetric arm lengths, a hunchback and a hole in the stomach area for the tentacle.

    And yes, I speak from experience.

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  2. Re:2010 isn't over yet... by freakmn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm an asymmetrically limbed hunchback with a torso tentacled person who likes to save on electricity by keeping the heat down, you insensitive clod!

    FTFY

    FTFY

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