The 57 Lamest Tech Moments of 2010 123
harrymcc writes "When it comes strange blunders, failed dreams, pointless legal wrangling, and other embarrassments, the technology industry had an uncommonly busy 2010. I compiled a list of the most notable examples--including the lost iPhone prototype, the short life of Microsoft's Kin, the end of Google Wave, the McAfee security meltdown, a depressingly long list of lawsuits over mobile patents, and much more."
Re:Google Wave not dead yet (Score:5, Funny)
It's pining for the fjords.
Re:2010 isn't over yet... (Score:5, Funny)
Some poor /. user might get an iPad from his or her grandmother
Sure beats a self-knitted sweater, formed for a mutant, with asymmetric arm lengths, a hunchback and a hole in the stomach area for the tentacle.
And yes, I speak from experience.
Re:2010 isn't over yet... (Score:4, Funny)
As an asymmetrically limbed hunchback with a torso tentacled person who likes to save on electricity by keeping the heat down, I must respectfully disagree.
Number One Should Have Been... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:2010 isn't over yet... (Score:5, Funny)
I got a Sony HD camcorder as a gift a while back...all good, except it's a Sony, and now I have to buy an ultra-rare Memory Stick to MicroSD adapter...
Reminds me of a funny thread on somethingawful where a software development company was having RMS come over to sign and present some prizes for employees, and the guy was asking for suggestions for prizes.
The first 2 suggestions:
A Windows 7 box
An iPad
Re:2010 isn't over yet... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm an asymmetrically limbed hunchback with a torso tentacled person who likes to save on electricity by keeping the heat down, you insensitive clod!
FTFY
FTFY