Comments on: Top 10 disappointing technologies http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:03:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16623 Pony99CA Tue, 19 May 2009 20:26:48 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/#comment-16623 Thanks for correlating the code name for me. I hadn't heard they were the same.<br><br>However, it appears that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Presentation_Foundation" rel="nofollow">WPF is also available for XP SP 2</a>, so I'm not sure it can really be called a Vista feature any longer. If developers can write apps using WPF that work on both Vista and XP, there's no incentive for users to upgrade to Vista.<br><br>Steve Thanks for correlating the code name for me. I hadn't heard they were the same.

However, it appears that WPF is also available for XP SP 2, so I'm not sure it can really be called a Vista feature any longer. If developers can write apps using WPF that work on both Vista and XP, there's no incentive for users to upgrade to Vista.

Steve

]]> By: joe the plumber http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16618 joe the plumber Tue, 19 May 2009 06:52:42 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/#comment-16618 i believe the zune is an amazing device much better then ipod it just has a bad reputation because in are world today there is nothing but ipod. But it is better i believe the zune is an amazing device much better then ipod it just has a bad reputation because in are world today there is nothing but ipod. But it is better

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16615 Pony99CA Mon, 18 May 2009 22:55:38 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/#comment-16615 I also can't believe they put Bluetooth in the list. They claim that it's useful only for phone headsets, basically, ignoring its use for music, GPS, file transfers and PDA syncing.<br><br>It may not quite have lived up to the hype, but it's hardly in the Top 10 disappointments.<br><br>Steve I also can't believe they put Bluetooth in the list. They claim that it's useful only for phone headsets, basically, ignoring its use for music, GPS, file transfers and PDA syncing.

It may not quite have lived up to the hype, but it's hardly in the Top 10 disappointments.

Steve

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16614 Pony99CA Mon, 18 May 2009 21:31:29 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/05/top-10-disappointing-technologies/#comment-16614 First, it's good to see that Windows Mobile wasn't listed. :D<br><br>Regarding Vista, I'm not sure that the hardware requirements are what made Vista a "flop" (I use quotes because I personally like most of Vista). I think Vista foundered because of three major issues:<br><br>1. Software incompatibility -- Vista broke lots of software. Sure, vendors could update their software, but if you had to pay for the update, that's a big negative. This is especially true of vertical market applications critical to your business, where vendors often charge arms and legs for updates.<br><br>2. Lack of compelling new features -- Longhorn, which eventually became Vista, was supposed to have at least three big improvements -- the Avalon graphics engine, the Aero user interface and the WinFS database-like storage system. WinFS got dropped, leading some to call Longhorn "Shorthorn" and I'm not sure if Avalon came out. If not, a new UI isn't very compelling to most people.<br><br>3. Annoying security prompts -- The UAC prompts seem to annoy some people to no end. Personally, I don't mind them, but I can put up with Windows Mobile glitches, too. The part I hate is when the OS says I need to approve something, I say OK and <b>then</b> get the UAC prompt. Double confirmations are annoying.<br><br>Requiring additional hardware may hurt upgrades, but upgrading Windows isn't always a good idea, anyway. By the time you're ready for a new PC, it had Vista, which worked OK (unless you got a substandard PC that the lawsuit is about).<br><br>Steve First, it's good to see that Windows Mobile wasn't listed. :D

Regarding Vista, I'm not sure that the hardware requirements are what made Vista a “flop” (I use quotes because I personally like most of Vista). I think Vista foundered because of three major issues:

1. Software incompatibility — Vista broke lots of software. Sure, vendors could update their software, but if you had to pay for the update, that's a big negative. This is especially true of vertical market applications critical to your business, where vendors often charge arms and legs for updates.

2. Lack of compelling new features — Longhorn, which eventually became Vista, was supposed to have at least three big improvements — the Avalon graphics engine, the Aero user interface and the WinFS database-like storage system. WinFS got dropped, leading some to call Longhorn “Shorthorn” and I'm not sure if Avalon came out. If not, a new UI isn't very compelling to most people.

3. Annoying security prompts — The UAC prompts seem to annoy some people to no end. Personally, I don't mind them, but I can put up with Windows Mobile glitches, too. The part I hate is when the OS says I need to approve something, I say OK and then get the UAC prompt. Double confirmations are annoying.

Requiring additional hardware may hurt upgrades, but upgrading Windows isn't always a good idea, anyway. By the time you're ready for a new PC, it had Vista, which worked OK (unless you got a substandard PC that the lawsuit is about).

Steve

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