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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. Beta Test on the public! by puterg33k · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Thank you HTC for Alpha testing the HTC EVO on the general public! So many of us were left with a phone that you have to charge every 3 hours, but the charging ports broke within the first few uses!
    HTC says their warrantys don't cover physical damage, what the hell good is it?
    Sprint says, pay me a hundred bucks for a refurb fool! So you do, and a week later; rinse and repeat!
    It was different when it was software, but hardware being beta tested on the public and they eat the cost!? I'm left with only one thing to say: W T F

  2. deselective memory by DynamoJoe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    No mention of Gizmodo's password breach?

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    bah.
  3. 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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  4. It should have been 58... by Delusion_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...that way the article could have included itself as number one. Another meandering, poorly written summary of the year.

    If you're going to choose an arbitrary number to attach to an end of year list, keep it to ten and focus on the writing. Seriously, 57? I'm reminded of the Jargon File comment about 17 being the "least random number". This is just a blatant excuse to generate ads by breaking up an article; I'm surprised it isn't 57 pages long, in slide show form.

  5. 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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    warning: This post is likely to contain gobs of dripping sarcasm. Consume at your own risk.