THE DUMB FUCKS WHO HONESTLY THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Think with your brain and not your ass next time.
WHY WOULD MICROSOFT HURT DEV'S? to please people that no matter what they do will find the smallest thing possible and make it a "I HATE MICROSOFT FOR DOING_____"
WOW...the stupidity of some people goes further then that guy on youtube that said his favorite color is clear and sometimes he just likes to watch the wind go by...
First - the Computerworld article spends more time talking about the App Store than about Microsoft's plans. The entire story is about a comment made at TechEd - and it's not even a quote: it's an interpretation by the writer.
Then suddenly everyone is getting all excited about this secondhand information as if it's official. Then someone at Microsoft goes 'Geeze - that's not what we meant at all... here's what we actually said/meant.' Then there's the 'they're backpedalling/lying' backlash.
I know it's nowhere near as entertaining - but why not wait until Microsoft actually *announces* something formally before criticising their 'decision'?
There are LINKS in the article that JUSTIFY this criticism IF you were to read these links and then comment.
Daniel Bouie, a senior product planner at Microsoft, during a talk last week at the software maker's TechEd conference announced these plans and was obviously authorized to report this news at a conference by Microsoft.
In a potentially market-changing move, Microsoft Corp. plans to let customers of its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile run purchased applications on as many as five Windows Mobile phones at the same time.
But it could also allow users to share apps by "authorizing" the phones of close friends and family using the same generation of Windows Mobile phone, said Daniel Bouie.
When you tell people that they are going to get something and then all the sudden you take it away you are subject to reporting/blogging about the change of plans. Clearly this was a desirable feature and people are disappointed. Do you NOT understand the purpose of journalism?
" ...three ways to use E...a connector dongle. You hold it up to another connector...and you instantly exchange information...."
I can't imagine wanting--and certainly not spending money for--yet another device I'd have to carry with me like this dumb dumb dongle doodad. And, even if I did have a brain fart and get one, other people also need to have one to be effective? Who...I mean, seriously, WHO...comes up with this nonsense?
First rule of branding; make the name of the product something unique that can be found via search engine, used easily in conversation, and ideally works as either a noun or a verb.
First rule of product design; create something unique that solves a problem in either a more efficient or less costly manner.
First rule of industrial design; create something that is unique, communicates its utility through its design, and looks good.
Yeah then that how discrimination happens. you cant do business with someone who doesnt have a dongle. So its a battle between the people with Dongles and no dongles. And a war starts. And whose to blam the people with dongles
So... How is this better than buying a WiFi router that has a USB port for sharing a drive? You can buy a DLINK DIR-628 for about $69... and it does more.
What I meant to say was that this amuses me; right after the conficker scare, there is this device that "lets you put any hard drive on the internet easily". Yes, let's do exactly that, because I'm sure this thing is securamundo.
(I do realize that it proooobably doesn't run Windows, and hence isn't susceptible to conficker. But my security point remains).
Also, is it a power brick in of itself, or does it just play one on TV?
"The only downside is that you better hope Pogoplug remains in business, or your $100 file-sharing gadget just turned into a $100 projectile."
And that's the reason I would never buy it. Anything that relies on service to operate, but is not billed as a service is doomed to failure. That's true no matter what company is behind it, but it's doubly true for startups.
There are other USB NASs out there from Linksys, Addonics and others that don't rely on a service to continue operation. They might not have iPhone integration or some of the other features, but knowing that they'll continue to operate for more than a year makes that sacrifice worth it.
@weatherman: Everything fails on a long enough time line. I could give you examples of service-based products that have yet to fail, but you have the internet, too.
@Brett Benedict: sure, things break, but I'm sure you're smart enough to tell that there's a difference between things breaking or becoming obsolete and things actually being rendered completely useless because the manufacturer decided to pull support or went under.
05/23/09
THE DUMB FUCKS WHO HONESTLY THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Think with your brain and not your ass next time.
WHY WOULD MICROSOFT HURT DEV'S? to please people that no matter what they do will find the smallest thing possible and make it a "I HATE MICROSOFT FOR DOING_____"
WOW...the stupidity of some people goes further then that guy on youtube that said his favorite color is clear and sometimes he just likes to watch the wind go by...
05/23/09
05/23/09
First - the Computerworld article spends more time talking about the App Store than about Microsoft's plans. The entire story is about a comment made at TechEd - and it's not even a quote: it's an interpretation by the writer.
Then suddenly everyone is getting all excited about this secondhand information as if it's official. Then someone at Microsoft goes 'Geeze - that's not what we meant at all... here's what we actually said/meant.' Then there's the 'they're backpedalling/lying' backlash.
I know it's nowhere near as entertaining - but why not wait until Microsoft actually *announces* something formally before criticising their 'decision'?
05/23/09
There are LINKS in the article that JUSTIFY this criticism IF you were to read these links and then comment.
Daniel Bouie, a senior product planner at Microsoft, during a talk last week at the software maker's TechEd conference announced these plans and was obviously authorized to report this news at a conference by Microsoft.
In a potentially market-changing move, Microsoft Corp. plans to let customers of its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile run purchased applications on as many as five Windows Mobile phones at the same time.
But it could also allow users to share apps by "authorizing" the phones of close friends and family using the same generation of Windows Mobile phone, said Daniel Bouie.
When you tell people that they are going to get something and then all the sudden you take it away you are subject to reporting/blogging about the change of plans. Clearly this was a desirable feature and people are disappointed. Do you NOT understand the purpose of journalism?
05/23/09
i must commend them on allowing refunds. i think that is a progressive step forward.
/golf clap
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04/16/09
I can't imagine wanting--and certainly not spending money for--yet another device I'd have to carry with me like this dumb dumb dongle doodad. And, even if I did have a brain fart and get one, other people also need to have one to be effective? Who...I mean, seriously, WHO...comes up with this nonsense?
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First rule of product design; create something unique that solves a problem in either a more efficient or less costly manner.
First rule of industrial design; create something that is unique, communicates its utility through its design, and looks good.
Fail. Fail. Fail.
04/16/09
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04/16/09
If I ask someone for E, I'm pretty sure I won't get a business card out of them...
04/16/09
Good point.
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Yeah then that how discrimination happens. you cant do business with someone who doesnt have a dongle. So its a battle between the people with Dongles and no dongles. And a war starts. And whose to blam the people with dongles
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(She is annoying though).
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Ehh.
What I meant to say was that this amuses me; right after the conficker scare, there is this device that "lets you put any hard drive on the internet easily". Yes, let's do exactly that, because I'm sure this thing is securamundo.
(I do realize that it proooobably doesn't run Windows, and hence isn't susceptible to conficker. But my security point remains).
Also, is it a power brick in of itself, or does it just play one on TV?
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And that's the reason I would never buy it. Anything that relies on service to operate, but is not billed as a service is doomed to failure. That's true no matter what company is behind it, but it's doubly true for startups.
There are other USB NASs out there from Linksys, Addonics and others that don't rely on a service to continue operation. They might not have iPhone integration or some of the other features, but knowing that they'll continue to operate for more than a year makes that sacrifice worth it.
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