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...

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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'?

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i must commend them on allowing refunds. i think that is a progressive step forward.

/golf clap

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" ...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?

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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.

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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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"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.

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