People who aren't rabidly anti-Microsoft. People who don't care about DRM. People who like the look of it. Who knows? People are buying it obviously...
First of all, just because you personally don't know anyone who has a Zune doesn't mean that lots of people don't have one. Maybe you just don't hang out with the type of people who would buy a Zune which is likely considering your comment.
Secondly, a lot of people will buy whatever new gadget is on the market whether they need it or not and I'm sure that's a big contributor.
And I say this as someone who has no intention of buying a Zune and as a major Apple supporter.
I'm betting you'd care if all of those people you suggest 'stuff it' weren't able to do all the things you rely a typical workforce to do when they are suddenly all unable to use a computer.
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it looks like my monitor is showing R:254 B:36 G:112 but it's actually R:255 B:36 G:112. You can so totally tell. Someone get my lawyer! I want $12 million in punitive damages!
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Also... not reading a book is as good as burning it? Couldn't someone else read it?
People who aren't rabidly anti-Microsoft. People who don't care about DRM. People who like the look of it. Who knows? People are buying it obviously...
First of all, just because you personally don't know anyone who has a Zune doesn't mean that lots of people don't have one. Maybe you just don't hang out with the type of people who would buy a Zune which is likely considering your comment.
Secondly, a lot of people will buy whatever new gadget is on the market whether they need it or not and I'm sure that's a big contributor.
And I say this as someone who has no intention of buying a Zune and as a major Apple supporter.
I always knew it was MacGyver physics that made the Stargate work!
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I'm betting you'd care if all of those people you suggest 'stuff it' weren't able to do all the things you rely a typical workforce to do when they are suddenly all unable to use a computer.
Okay, now explain how they kept the freshwater fish apart from the saltwater fish.
Wake me when they have the infrared charcoal grill. That I wanna see.
They can't get to me. I covered my house in tinfoil!
Did the year end already? Man, I gotta quit drinkin' because I thought it was May.
It's supposed do be an educational device. Unless it's running reader rabbit...
What do you mean doesn't work? I wear mine all the time and I still haven't gotten any excess microwave radiation in my head. Also, no bee stings.
That is exactly what children in impoverished parts of the world need- a game machine.
is rooftop farming. I call the Sears Tower.
Or the fact that Full House had 8 seasons.
Libel law takes away our freedom of besmirching!
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it looks like my monitor is showing R:254 B:36 G:112 but it's actually R:255 B:36 G:112. You can so totally tell. Someone get my lawyer! I want $12 million in punitive damages!
Only if you're a Spacer.
They'll give you an overdue notice and then you won't be able to wait for a homeless person to stop looking at porn so you can check you're e-mail.
I could buy whole albums in the 99 cent bin at the local music store.
Not that they were worth listening to, but still...
Well for one thing, they love Jerry Lewis.
I thought I'd have to do something crazy like steal the identity of an Olympic swimmer in a wheelchair because of my genetic heart condition. Phew.
Now if they figure out a way to reduce my ass by half, the person sharing my monitor can also share my chair!
I guess... if you want clothing that glows faintly orange in the dark...
This is what happens when you take to a life of crime on the high seas!