Biggest Tech Fails This Decade: 12 Epic Product Flops
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tommyrot - Dec 30, 2010 8:04:36 am PST #15747 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2010 8:33:20 am PST #15748 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
You don't need to join them. Any un-RARing software will do that automatically.
Weirdly enough, they're not RAR files, according to my source. They just say they're RAR files, and after I join them I should be able to change the file extension to .avi and watch with VLC. I do not know why someone would label something RAR if it were not, but ::shrugs::
Jon B. - Dec 30, 2010 9:34:17 am PST #15749 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Lord knows I have no love for MySpace, but I don't think Intermix, who sold it to NewsCorp in 2005 for $580M, would consider it an "epic flop."
amych - Dec 30, 2010 9:41:59 am PST #15750 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I was just thinking what Jon said when I looked at that list. Totally dominated the space for several years != fail, even if you are trying to write the 80 millionth end-of-decade top-int list.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2010 10:34:32 am PST #15751 of 25501
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, it's largely been turned from in favor of newer, better options now, but so has VHS. Didn't make either a flop in their heyday.
Vortex - Dec 30, 2010 10:45:03 am PST #15752 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
As I have said in the past, I'm a big fan of Samsung for LCD panels.
but the Samsung isn't on sale! :) I think I need to go for the longevity. Thanks for the advice.
NoiseDesign - Dec 30, 2010 10:46:49 am PST #15753 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The short answer is that there's a reason the Vizio displays are constantly on sale.
Vortex - Dec 30, 2010 11:19:57 am PST #15754 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Har, that's probably true. There were a TON of them at Costco. Quality is better, I know.
Calli - Dec 30, 2010 11:23:37 am PST #15755 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
CNET has some TV reviews, if that helps. [link]
Liese S. - Dec 30, 2010 12:08:41 pm PST #15756 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hey, it looks like Kindle has launched its loaner program according to Lifehacker.