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PC World's 25 tech products of all time
I dithered quite a bit over posting this link because, well, my employer's dial-up service is on the list, and it ain't near the bottom (and I can't say as I disagree). But what the heck: The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time from PC World is an excellent list of the crappiest of the crappy and the cruftiest of the crufty. A few gems on the list: Windows ME, Microsoft Bob, Internet Explorer 6, and Comet Cursor. It's not all software, though: Lots of hardware flops make the cut, including one that's near and dear to my heart, IBM's PCjr., the first computer I called my own.
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Liam said 5:54PM on 5-29-2006
Funny you don't mention #1 is AOL and #2 RealPlayer, before the MS "gems" you're happy to laugh at.
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Jordan Running said 5:58PM on 5-29-2006
Uh, Liam, I mentioned AOL in the very first sentence, albeit not by name. I didn't mention RealPlayer because it didn't seem right to give away the top two. And it didn't occur to me until I read your comment that three of the four programs I mentioned are Microsoft products. Oh well.
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