I was reading PCWorld magazine and i found a nice article in the Full Disclosure chapter. Here i am sharing that:
21 Things I Wish Would Just Go Away
5 Wonders of Microsoft “Innovation”
- Microsoft Live Search: Isn’t it wonderful that they have to pay you to use it?
- Windows Genuine Advantage and Microsoft product Activation: Isn’t it wonderful that Microsoft makes sure you have the quality that only its official products can bring?
- Microsoft Service Packs and Patch Tuesday: Isn’t it wonderful that Microsoft is so assiduous about fixing the defects that its official products actually do bring you?
- Security updates that won’t install despite many attempts: Isn’t it wonderful that Microsoft seems to possess such passion for my potential?
- Untimely abandonment of support for slightly aged products: Isn’t it wonderful that cars that can rust will last longer than Microsoft products that can’t it?
Five Insanely Great Things About Apple’s Approach to “Customer Service”
- PRpeople and tech support mailboxes whose cynical motto is “No comment” or “We’ll get back to you”: We’re still waiting. Kind of like early 3G iPhone customers with connection problem.
- Genius Bars with smug fanboys instead of geniuses: Attitude? You got a problem with that?
- Steve Jobs’s clever cultivation of sycophantic reporters: Ever see a negative review of a new Apple product the day it comes out? Unfailing cheerleaders get the product first.
- Nonremovable batteries: Why should you have to bother with the arduous task of replacing a battery when apple employees are happy to do it for you for a sizable fee?
- “One more thing”: Nope, it’s not just another overpriced overhyped product. It’s a way of life!
Five Things That need Ad Blocking
- Cell phones: Spam? Call it business-to-customer texting.
- ATMs: Could I just have my money?
- Airplane entertainment: I’m already flying your lousy airline!
- Public restrooms: Go in peace…
- Junkware-laden PCs: No, I don’t need then free subscriptions to cancel next month.
Three Products That Need New Interfaces
- GPS systems: Who really believes that the message telling you not to fiddle with the device while dri…[CRASH!]…ving…?
- Office 2007: Menus! We need the steenking menus!
- Universal remote controls: Just a couple more days, and I’ll have this thing programmed exactly the way I want it.
Three Cloud-Computing Unmentionables
- Dearuser: We’re sorry for the three-month service outage.
- Dearuser: We apologize if your confidential information was exposed during our 27-week maintenance period.
- Uh-oh–the network’s down again!
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