With any cool new tech toy, people are going to want it. Consumers like cool things. Consumers are also interested in getting in on the latest and greatest (they aren't necessarily dumb, they are more likely ignorant). Besides, how accurate are those survey results? What if not much thought was put into the participants choosing the right answers? Keep in mind also of the halo effect: Apple makes a great product, consumer purchases that product; suddenly, all Apple products become awesome in that consumer's eyes. This goes for anything else too.
Gamers are losing patience? Maybe it's because the games coming out nowadays overall aren't as enthralling as older ones. I hope I'm proven wrong at some point in the near future.
Seems to me that the internet just encourages selective memory development, and dependence on software and the internet (with a a bit of magic sprinkled in) for everything. This era is leaning more towards effective tool development, from what I've seen. This is not necessarily a bad thing; good tools usually lead to better products, and more use of the tools leads to further tool development. Some of us don't seem to need feedback to make changes to tools though (I'm looking at you, Mozilla).
Anyone want to bet on how many social media patents Microsoft will claim it owns? (Since this "accidental" leak could be seen as the calm before the storm: Microsoft's impending, probable attempt at social media takeover).
Our adherence to products we love causes us to favor our choices over others? Makes perfect sense to me, we all want reasons to love our decisions. Now if only we didn't give so much of a damn about how our decisions compare against those of others, then there would be 100% fewer "fanboyism" fights. And less fighting is good, unless I am a madman and no longer have any idea what I'm talking about. We like being right, but it's not always necessary to show it. Maybe if everyone decided once each day to realize situations, not take flamebait and keep their opinions to themselves, we'd all be friendlier. Go ahead and get angry at me for showing some optimism, but deep down inside y'all know it's true.
...if just about every major company out there wasn't trying to sue the pants off of some other major company over some generic patents, there might be more properly-driven innovation.
...is old. This came out about if not more than 100 days ago. Unless now it's officially known as a 1,000-day countdown widget instead of a 1,000+ one...
At the same time though, both parties ought to keep an open mind to criticism. The word 'criticism' is too often seen in a negative light (like how 'benefit' is usually seen in a positive light, even though there can be positive and negative benefits).
...how is this any better than using Skype separately? Are we so lazy and dependent that we need video chat integrated into Facebook as well? Now we have to put up with all the hassles of the integration (privacy, more layout changes). Just great.
Is it really that "stunning"? Still, I wholeheartedly agree that America's culture is geared towards "guilty pleasure violence" and "taboo sex". It's one of the primary reasons why Americans keep to themselves so much, and stupid American censoring comes into play.
I've also had a review seemingly rejected (review was for an Asus Transformer screen protector that was just awful). I gave one thought as to why it never showed up, but until now I never looked back. Perhaps Amazon just removes reviews it thinks won't be 'useful' at all, and seem more like complaints that won't ever be 'useful' to others looking to read reviews.
...that releasing browsers quickly is becoming mainstream now (competition is a fickle beast). As long as the URL bar is still there and the layout doesn't change that often, then I don't mind much. But the moment browsers try to remove the URL bar, the gloves will come off. The browser does not need to be minimized too much more, thank you.
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With any cool new tech toy, people are going to want it. Consumers like cool things. Consumers are also interested in getting in on the latest and greatest (they aren't necessarily dumb, they are more likely ignorant). Besides, how accurate are those survey results? What if not much thought was put into the participants choosing the right answers? Keep in mind also of the halo effect: Apple makes a great product, consumer purchases that product; suddenly, all Apple products become awesome in that consumer's eyes. This goes for anything else too.
It's a feature! It's gotta be! Wait, that can't be right...
Simple, Netflix's rent is too damn high.
"Dropping XP support" is just a clever term for Microsoft's "final XP feature".
Gamers are losing patience? Maybe it's because the games coming out nowadays overall aren't as enthralling as older ones. I hope I'm proven wrong at some point in the near future.
Seems to me that the internet just encourages selective memory development, and dependence on software and the internet (with a a bit of magic sprinkled in) for everything. This era is leaning more towards effective tool development, from what I've seen. This is not necessarily a bad thing; good tools usually lead to better products, and more use of the tools leads to further tool development. Some of us don't seem to need feedback to make changes to tools though (I'm looking at you, Mozilla).
Anyone want to bet on how many social media patents Microsoft will claim it owns? (Since this "accidental" leak could be seen as the calm before the storm: Microsoft's impending, probable attempt at social media takeover).
Our adherence to products we love causes us to favor our choices over others? Makes perfect sense to me, we all want reasons to love our decisions. Now if only we didn't give so much of a damn about how our decisions compare against those of others, then there would be 100% fewer "fanboyism" fights. And less fighting is good, unless I am a madman and no longer have any idea what I'm talking about. We like being right, but it's not always necessary to show it. Maybe if everyone decided once each day to realize situations, not take flamebait and keep their opinions to themselves, we'd all be friendlier. Go ahead and get angry at me for showing some optimism, but deep down inside y'all know it's true.
Am I the only person delighted that they used PC not exclusively in the Windows context?
This. The "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercial series twisted what "PC" meant to make it out to be a Windows machine. PC means Personal Computer, people.
...if just about every major company out there wasn't trying to sue the pants off of some other major company over some generic patents, there might be more properly-driven innovation.
I think this poster made a reference to the bug with the "singing penis". Don't quote me on that though.
Oh, can it, you.
...money down the toilet?
...is old. This came out about if not more than 100 days ago. Unless now it's officially known as a 1,000-day countdown widget instead of a 1,000+ one...
This is Apple we're talking about. Unless he traveled back in time...
This is Apple we're talking about. They have Time Machine.
It's funny because it is a reference to a popular application that is all about birds that are angry! :D ...and nothing to do with snails.
Oh! It's on... like Donkey Kong!
Didn't Nintendo copyright the phrase "on like Donkey Kong" a while back though?
...a barrel full of monkeys. Congrats, Nintendo!
It's what's for breakfast. At least, for Microsoft.
At the same time though, both parties ought to keep an open mind to criticism. The word 'criticism' is too often seen in a negative light (like how 'benefit' is usually seen in a positive light, even though there can be positive and negative benefits).
...how is this any better than using Skype separately? Are we so lazy and dependent that we need video chat integrated into Facebook as well? Now we have to put up with all the hassles of the integration (privacy, more layout changes). Just great.
Do you have a patent on misspelling things due to writing so quickly to get one of the first comments in there? No offense meant.
Is it really that "stunning"? Still, I wholeheartedly agree that America's culture is geared towards "guilty pleasure violence" and "taboo sex". It's one of the primary reasons why Americans keep to themselves so much, and stupid American censoring comes into play.
I've also had a review seemingly rejected (review was for an Asus Transformer screen protector that was just awful). I gave one thought as to why it never showed up, but until now I never looked back. Perhaps Amazon just removes reviews it thinks won't be 'useful' at all, and seem more like complaints that won't ever be 'useful' to others looking to read reviews.
...that releasing browsers quickly is becoming mainstream now (competition is a fickle beast). As long as the URL bar is still there and the layout doesn't change that often, then I don't mind much. But the moment browsers try to remove the URL bar, the gloves will come off. The browser does not need to be minimized too much more, thank you.