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  • bkrich83
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    • Jul 2002
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    #1

    25 Worst Tech Products

    According to PCWORLD.

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    • Sep 2002
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    #2
    Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

    AOL #1

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    • garnettrules21
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      • Oct 2003
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      #3
      Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

      There are a few on there I'm not familiar with but the ones that I do recognize I can definately agree with.

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      • bkrich83
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        • Jul 2002
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        Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

        Sadly I had a PC jr. Complete with Chiclet keyboard and dual 5 1/4" floppy drives.

        Oh and a CGA graphics card.
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        • mjb2124
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          • Aug 2002
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          #5
          Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

          I only had one of the top 25 - Iomega Zip Drive. Never had a problem with mine, but I know they died on a lot of people.

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          • SoMiss2000
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            • Oct 2002
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            my buddy had webtv when we were in college...lol
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            • GAMEC0CK2002
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              • Aug 2002
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              #7
              Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

              Totally agree with AOL being #1. It truly was/is the service for those that don't know any better.

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              • ExtremeGamer
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                • Jul 2002
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                Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                Originally posted by SoMiss2000
                my buddy had webtv when we were in college...lol
                I was on Webtv for 2 years! LOL

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                • Jistic
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                  • Mar 2003
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                  Great list. From an IT standpoint I can personally attest to two on the list as being nightmares.

                  1. WindowsME - Supporting that.....UGLY
                  2. Real Player - You can put that up there with the Afterdark screen saver when it comes to being an IT guys nightmare. User puts that on their PC and it's worse than any Virus or Adware you'll ever try to get rid of. They should've added Afterdarrk on that list as well.


                  And DIVX! That was a joke that was doomed to fail from day one. I'm starting to get that same vide about Blue Ray which probably will end up on one of these lists in 15 years.
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                  • Dice
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                    • Jul 2002
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                    #10
                    Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                    Originally posted by Jistic
                    Great list. From an IT standpoint I can personally attest to two on the list as being nightmares.

                    1. WindowsME - Supporting that.....UGLY
                    2. Real Player - You can put that up there with the Afterdark screen saver when it comes to being an IT guys nightmare. User puts that on their PC and it's worse than any Virus or Adware you'll ever try to get rid of. They should've added Afterdarrk on that list as well.


                    And DIVX! That was a joke that was doomed to fail from day one. I'm starting to get that same vide about Blue Ray which probably will end up on one of these lists in 15 years.
                    I too would rank Microsoft Windows Millennium the number 1 worst tech product of all time. I'm glad the company I worked for at the time decided not to install this on some of their machines because I probably would have quit if I had to support that junk.
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                    • SPTO
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                      • Feb 2003
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                      #11
                      Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                      I know realplayer is really bad for the reasons mentioned in the article but I didn't expect it to be ranked #2. I didn't know it was THAT much of a headache to people.

                      Hey at least they offered an altrenative to WMP.
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                      • dieselboy
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                        • Dec 2002
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                        #12
                        Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                        21. Eyetop Wearable DVD Player (2004)
                        Some things just aren't meant to be done while walking or driving, and one of them is watching DVDs. Unfortunately, that message was lost on Eyetop.net, makers of the Eyetop Wearable DVD Player.
                        This system consisted of a standard portable DVD player attached to a pair of heavy-duty shades that had a tiny 320-by-240-pixel LCD embedded in the right eyepiece. You were supposed to carry the DVD player and battery pack in an over-the shoulder sling, put on the eyeglasses, and then... squint. Or maybe wear a patch on your left eye as you walked and watched at the same time.
                        Up close, the LCD was supposed to simulate a 14-inch screen. Unfortunately, the only thing the Eyetop stimulated was motion sickness.









                        haha

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                        • BatsareBugs
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                          • Feb 2003
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                          #13
                          Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                          Originally posted by Jistic
                          And DIVX! That was a joke that was doomed to fail from day one. I'm starting to get that same vide about Blue Ray which probably will end up on one of these lists in 15 years.
                          Isn't divX still around?
                          Last edited by BatsareBugs; 05-27-2006, 09:25 PM.

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                          • Jistic
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                            • Mar 2003
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                            #14
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                            Originally posted by Rag3vsW0rld
                            Isn't divX still around?
                            Only in if your talking about .avi files.
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                            • warnerwlf98
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                              • Sep 2003
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                              #15
                              Re: 25 Worst Tech Products

                              Originally posted by joeboo
                              I only had one of the top 25 - Iomega Zip Drive. Never had a problem with mine, but I know they died on a lot of people.
                              I got an internal zip drive, opened it up and it did that clicking thing. Luckily, I sent it back and they gave me a new one that did work. It didn't ruin any zip disks though. I didn't know the problems with this thing were so widespread, but I did know that Iomega's support for their products is terrible.
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