I don't read a reason in either of these. Why would I not buy a smart phone or an external? I don't get it.
I don't read a reason in either of these. Why would I not buy a smart phone or an external? I don't get it.
Zenmervolt
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Wow. Whoever wrote that really wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Let's take a look at what not to buy:
- DVDs: His argument against buying DVDs is that you can rent the movies for ~$5. That's great. Except that renting is different from owning. Even if one purchases the movies digitally, there's still the issue of not owning the media and losing it if the hard drive crashes, not to mention the inherent portability issues that come with a digital purchase. It's a lot easier for me to grab a few of my DVDs off the shelf and take them to a friend's house for a movie marathon than to bother with trying to authorize his devices to play my DRM-restricted digital files. Sorry, but actually owning a physical copy of something will always have advantages over renting or having only a digital copy.
- Landlines: Two years ago there was a windstorm that knocked out power in Seattle for 3-5 days depending on where one lived. The winds also knocked out the local cell towers. Guess what still kept working the entire time? My landline. Unless you live in a downtown area where you can easily walk to help, having a landline is still helpful in emergencies. Unlike alternatives like MagicJack or Skype, a landline is not dependent upon having electricity and will typically still work even when cell phones are down.
- External Hard Drives: Yes, online storage can sometimes save a person from having to keep buying more and more storage. However, I can fill up an 8GB memory card in a weekend of shooting and so can anyone who takes more than snapshots. Even with a lightning fast connection it's just not feasible to upload 8GB to an online storage site. I also have to keep paying indefinitely if I want to maintain access to my files, plus there is the question of what happens if I ever cancel my subscription; do they have access to all my files? What happens if the company goes out of business? Is everything just gone all of a sudden? Thanks, I'll stick with things that are under my own control, thanks.
- "Also-Ran" Smartphones: If you like it, buy it. Just be aware of what you're getting into. Apps may be more limited, but if you know that going in and are OK with it, you won't feel limited.
- Compact digital cameras: Yeah. Because I always want to be carrying my DSLR around with me. There's no utility at all to a camera that takes pictures that are perfectly fine in 90+% of situations and easily fits into a pocket.
- Newspaper subscriptions: OK, I'll give him this one. News can be retrieved easily online. That said, nothing can easily replace a good magazine.
- CDs: Why download lower quality from iTunes, Amazon, or Zune (even when they are not DRM restricted) when I can buy full-quality songs on a CD and encode them into decent MP3s instead of the 128kbps or 192kbps crap that is offered for download.
- New Textbooks: OK, I'll give him this one as well.
- Gas-guzzling cars: If you can afford it, go for it.
- Energy-inefficient appliances/homes: I'll give him this one too. If only for the money they can save during use.
ZV
- DVDs: His argument against buying DVDs is that you can rent the movies for ~$5. That's great. Except that renting is different from owning. Even if one purchases the movies digitally, there's still the issue of not owning the media and losing it if the hard drive crashes, not to mention the inherent portability issues that come with a digital purchase. It's a lot easier for me to grab a few of my DVDs off the shelf and take them to a friend's house for a movie marathon than to bother with trying to authorize his devices to play my DRM-restricted digital files. Sorry, but actually owning a physical copy of something will always have advantages over renting or having only a digital copy.
- Landlines: Two years ago there was a windstorm that knocked out power in Seattle for 3-5 days depending on where one lived. The winds also knocked out the local cell towers. Guess what still kept working the entire time? My landline. Unless you live in a downtown area where you can easily walk to help, having a landline is still helpful in emergencies. Unlike alternatives like MagicJack or Skype, a landline is not dependent upon having electricity and will typically still work even when cell phones are down.
- External Hard Drives: Yes, online storage can sometimes save a person from having to keep buying more and more storage. However, I can fill up an 8GB memory card in a weekend of shooting and so can anyone who takes more than snapshots. Even with a lightning fast connection it's just not feasible to upload 8GB to an online storage site. I also have to keep paying indefinitely if I want to maintain access to my files, plus there is the question of what happens if I ever cancel my subscription; do they have access to all my files? What happens if the company goes out of business? Is everything just gone all of a sudden? Thanks, I'll stick with things that are under my own control, thanks.
- "Also-Ran" Smartphones: If you like it, buy it. Just be aware of what you're getting into. Apps may be more limited, but if you know that going in and are OK with it, you won't feel limited.
- Compact digital cameras: Yeah. Because I always want to be carrying my DSLR around with me. There's no utility at all to a camera that takes pictures that are perfectly fine in 90+% of situations and easily fits into a pocket.
- Newspaper subscriptions: OK, I'll give him this one. News can be retrieved easily online. That said, nothing can easily replace a good magazine.
- CDs: Why download lower quality from iTunes, Amazon, or Zune (even when they are not DRM restricted) when I can buy full-quality songs on a CD and encode them into decent MP3s instead of the 128kbps or 192kbps crap that is offered for download.
- New Textbooks: OK, I'll give him this one as well.
- Gas-guzzling cars: If you can afford it, go for it.
- Energy-inefficient appliances/homes: I'll give him this one too. If only for the money they can save during use.
ZV
Zenmervolt
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Wow. Whoever wrote that really wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Let's take a look at what not to buy:
- DVDs: His argument against buying DVDs is that you can rent the movies for ~$5. That's great. Except that renting is different from owning. Even if one purchases the movies digitally, there's still the issue of not owning the media and losing it if the hard drive crashes, not to mention the inherent portability issues that come with a digital purchase. It's a lot easier for me to grab a few of my DVDs off the shelf and take them to a friend's house for a movie marathon than to bother with trying to authorize his devices to play my DRM-restricted digital files. Sorry, but actually owning a physical copy of something will always have advantages over renting or having only a digital copy.
- Landlines: Two years ago there was a windstorm that knocked out power in Seattle for 3-5 days depending on where one lived. The winds also knocked out the local cell towers. Guess what still kept working the entire time? My landline. Unless you live in a downtown area where you can easily walk to help, having a landline is still helpful in emergencies. Unlike alternatives like MagicJack or Skype, a landline is not dependent upon having electricity and will typically still work even when cell phones are down.
- External Hard Drives: Yes, online storage can sometimes save a person from having to keep buying more and more storage. However, I can fill up an 8GB memory card in a weekend of shooting and so can anyone who takes more than snapshots. Even with a lightning fast connection it's just not feasible to upload 8GB to an online storage site. I also have to keep paying indefinitely if I want to maintain access to my files, plus there is the question of what happens if I ever cancel my subscription; do they have access to all my files? What happens if the company goes out of business? Is everything just gone all of a sudden? Thanks, I'll stick with things that are under my own control, thanks.
- "Also-Ran" Smartphones: If you like it, buy it. Just be aware of what you're getting into. Apps may be more limited, but if you know that going in and are OK with it, you won't feel limited.
- Compact digital cameras: Yeah. Because I always want to be carrying my DSLR around with me. There's no utility at all to a camera that takes pictures that are perfectly fine in 90+% of situations and easily fits into a pocket.
- Newspaper subscriptions: OK, I'll give him this one. News can be retrieved easily online. That said, nothing can easily replace a good magazine.
- CDs: Why download lower quality from iTunes, Amazon, or Zune (even when they are not DRM restricted) when I can buy full-quality songs on a CD and encode them into decent MP3s instead of the 128kbps or 192kbps crap that is offered for download.
- New Textbooks: OK, I'll give him this one as well.
- Gas-guzzling cars: If you can afford it, go for it.
- Energy-inefficient appliances/homes: I'll give him this one too. If only for the money they can save during use.
ZV
- DVDs: His argument against buying DVDs is that you can rent the movies for ~$5. That's great. Except that renting is different from owning. Even if one purchases the movies digitally, there's still the issue of not owning the media and losing it if the hard drive crashes, not to mention the inherent portability issues that come with a digital purchase. It's a lot easier for me to grab a few of my DVDs off the shelf and take them to a friend's house for a movie marathon than to bother with trying to authorize his devices to play my DRM-restricted digital files. Sorry, but actually owning a physical copy of something will always have advantages over renting or having only a digital copy.
- Landlines: Two years ago there was a windstorm that knocked out power in Seattle for 3-5 days depending on where one lived. The winds also knocked out the local cell towers. Guess what still kept working the entire time? My landline. Unless you live in a downtown area where you can easily walk to help, having a landline is still helpful in emergencies. Unlike alternatives like MagicJack or Skype, a landline is not dependent upon having electricity and will typically still work even when cell phones are down.
- External Hard Drives: Yes, online storage can sometimes save a person from having to keep buying more and more storage. However, I can fill up an 8GB memory card in a weekend of shooting and so can anyone who takes more than snapshots. Even with a lightning fast connection it's just not feasible to upload 8GB to an online storage site. I also have to keep paying indefinitely if I want to maintain access to my files, plus there is the question of what happens if I ever cancel my subscription; do they have access to all my files? What happens if the company goes out of business? Is everything just gone all of a sudden? Thanks, I'll stick with things that are under my own control, thanks.
- "Also-Ran" Smartphones: If you like it, buy it. Just be aware of what you're getting into. Apps may be more limited, but if you know that going in and are OK with it, you won't feel limited.
- Compact digital cameras: Yeah. Because I always want to be carrying my DSLR around with me. There's no utility at all to a camera that takes pictures that are perfectly fine in 90+% of situations and easily fits into a pocket.
- Newspaper subscriptions: OK, I'll give him this one. News can be retrieved easily online. That said, nothing can easily replace a good magazine.
- CDs: Why download lower quality from iTunes, Amazon, or Zune (even when they are not DRM restricted) when I can buy full-quality songs on a CD and encode them into decent MP3s instead of the 128kbps or 192kbps crap that is offered for download.
- New Textbooks: OK, I'll give him this one as well.
- Gas-guzzling cars: If you can afford it, go for it.
- Energy-inefficient appliances/homes: I'll give him this one too. If only for the money they can save during use.
ZV
DietDrThunder
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Here are a couple of items I would add to the list as not to buy, or that people will buy less during the next decade.
Any Satelite or Cable TV provider such as:
DirecTV
AT&T Uverse TV Service
DishNetwork
ComCast
TimeWarner Cable
etc.
If you have a high speed internet connection, with Hulu, Netflix, and other sites of this nature, why would you need the others? Besides, I'm sick of paying $70 a month for 6 channels I watch (and the shows are on Hulu), 200+ channels I don't watch, and I'm really sick of the bombardment of Viagra, etc commercials on every channel (Yes, it is embarrassing when your neighbors 5 year old asks "Mr. Tom, do you have a irecconal (Misspelled on purpose) disfunction?".
The TV antenna will also come down (for watching local channels). I can get any news and weather I want online, and there isn't any local programming I watch. If I want to watch sports, I can wait and watch the game after it is over off of an internet site.
As far as automobiles go, initially people will buy the high gas mileage vehicles, but only temporarilly (I'm talking 8 to 10 years). You see, as the internet infrastructure is refined, and more employers allow non-factory type workers to work from home (cost savings for employer and employee), a high gas mileage vehicle will be irrelavent. So what if you get 60 mpg if your commute is negated. With the commute to work gone for the majority of workers (15 to 20 years or so), oil prices in the US will plummet, and we'll all buy our gas guzzling SUV's for vacation travel again. As a side benifit of not commuting, the US population will finally realize that the Automobile (from the mid 1980's to present), was not the worst polluters to our air quality (Commercial equipment, Lignite and Coal electricity generation, Cement kilns, dry cleaners, etc.).
Housing boom Commercial Realestate bust: Goes back to the internet reasoning above. More people will want a dedicated home office. They will either buy larger homes or have their existing homes rentivated. Corporations will no longer need large facilities for their workers since the majority will be working from home.
I've got more but I'm sure you're bored of reading this by now.
Any Satelite or Cable TV provider such as:
DirecTV
AT&T Uverse TV Service
DishNetwork
ComCast
TimeWarner Cable
etc.
If you have a high speed internet connection, with Hulu, Netflix, and other sites of this nature, why would you need the others? Besides, I'm sick of paying $70 a month for 6 channels I watch (and the shows are on Hulu), 200+ channels I don't watch, and I'm really sick of the bombardment of Viagra, etc commercials on every channel (Yes, it is embarrassing when your neighbors 5 year old asks "Mr. Tom, do you have a irecconal (Misspelled on purpose) disfunction?".
The TV antenna will also come down (for watching local channels). I can get any news and weather I want online, and there isn't any local programming I watch. If I want to watch sports, I can wait and watch the game after it is over off of an internet site.
As far as automobiles go, initially people will buy the high gas mileage vehicles, but only temporarilly (I'm talking 8 to 10 years). You see, as the internet infrastructure is refined, and more employers allow non-factory type workers to work from home (cost savings for employer and employee), a high gas mileage vehicle will be irrelavent. So what if you get 60 mpg if your commute is negated. With the commute to work gone for the majority of workers (15 to 20 years or so), oil prices in the US will plummet, and we'll all buy our gas guzzling SUV's for vacation travel again. As a side benifit of not commuting, the US population will finally realize that the Automobile (from the mid 1980's to present), was not the worst polluters to our air quality (Commercial equipment, Lignite and Coal electricity generation, Cement kilns, dry cleaners, etc.).
Housing boom Commercial Realestate bust: Goes back to the internet reasoning above. More people will want a dedicated home office. They will either buy larger homes or have their existing homes rentivated. Corporations will no longer need large facilities for their workers since the majority will be working from home.
I've got more but I'm sure you're bored of reading this by now.
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DVDs - DISAGREE - I have many many hundreds of dvds, and only a handful cost more than $10. More than half cost less than $5. Not the over $20 that bs website talks about. Renting is a waste of money, owning is a reasonable investment of money. $5 once to own a movie me and others will watch many times, versus $5 to rent a movie once. No brainer.
Home Phone - DISAGREE - Not everyone owns a computer, especially the elderly in my family who I have to call sometimes. Cell phones lose signal, they lose battery, etc. A cell plan costs quite a bit and has limited minutes, our home phone costs $14 and is unlimited local (and very cheap long distance that I almost never use).
External Drives - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - It's true external drives are pretty much useless, but online backup is the epitome of retarded waste. If you need storage space, run a file server. If you need portability, run hot swap bays. Cheaper, safer, better.
Iphone/Blackberry Fanboi - DISAGREE - This one is just sad. Can you say, website sponsored by Apple or Rim? Seriously, while some blackberries are fairly nice, Iphones have always been utter crap (at least when considering all aspects like service, cost, proprietary nature, etc). ANY other smartphone is pretty much better than those.
Cameras - AGREE - Totally agree on this one. If quality doesn't matter use your cell, if it does then you can probably bother to carry a smaller dslr.
Newspaper - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - It's sad that I have to really consider giving up the paper subscription, because I do love me my paper. However, with costs rising quickly, and advertising taking over more and more of the pages, it's not worth it any more. Especially with the total abandonment of journalistic integrity in lieu of media frenzy. While I still get two papers, I doubt I'll keep them through the year with the way they've been going.
CDs - AGREE - There's just no reason any more. Gone are the days of having to pay for 9 bad songs to get 1 you like. The paradigm is shifting, time to get on board.
Textbooks - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - Obviously you buy used whenever you can, and the availability of online clearing houses and swaps makes it easier than ever. But folks, someone HAS to buy new or there wouldn't be any used. Duh. As for electronic copy, it's just not the same.
Cars - AGREE - This isn't a 2010 thing, this was a 2000 thing, or maybe even 1990. Unless you NEED a work truck, or an SUV to haul heavy, there's no excuse for owning a vehicle with mediocre emissions or getting less than 30mpg.
Appliance - AGREE - While this one too has been around a while, it's only recently that government tax break and subsidy has made it available for the masses.
Home Phone - DISAGREE - Not everyone owns a computer, especially the elderly in my family who I have to call sometimes. Cell phones lose signal, they lose battery, etc. A cell plan costs quite a bit and has limited minutes, our home phone costs $14 and is unlimited local (and very cheap long distance that I almost never use).
External Drives - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - It's true external drives are pretty much useless, but online backup is the epitome of retarded waste. If you need storage space, run a file server. If you need portability, run hot swap bays. Cheaper, safer, better.
Iphone/Blackberry Fanboi - DISAGREE - This one is just sad. Can you say, website sponsored by Apple or Rim? Seriously, while some blackberries are fairly nice, Iphones have always been utter crap (at least when considering all aspects like service, cost, proprietary nature, etc). ANY other smartphone is pretty much better than those.
Cameras - AGREE - Totally agree on this one. If quality doesn't matter use your cell, if it does then you can probably bother to carry a smaller dslr.
Newspaper - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - It's sad that I have to really consider giving up the paper subscription, because I do love me my paper. However, with costs rising quickly, and advertising taking over more and more of the pages, it's not worth it any more. Especially with the total abandonment of journalistic integrity in lieu of media frenzy. While I still get two papers, I doubt I'll keep them through the year with the way they've been going.
CDs - AGREE - There's just no reason any more. Gone are the days of having to pay for 9 bad songs to get 1 you like. The paradigm is shifting, time to get on board.
Textbooks - AGREE, WITH DISSENT - Obviously you buy used whenever you can, and the availability of online clearing houses and swaps makes it easier than ever. But folks, someone HAS to buy new or there wouldn't be any used. Duh. As for electronic copy, it's just not the same.
Cars - AGREE - This isn't a 2010 thing, this was a 2000 thing, or maybe even 1990. Unless you NEED a work truck, or an SUV to haul heavy, there's no excuse for owning a vehicle with mediocre emissions or getting less than 30mpg.
Appliance - AGREE - While this one too has been around a while, it's only recently that government tax break and subsidy has made it available for the masses.
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DivideBYZero
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I agree with most of it, but...
- Compact Cameras. They will always be needed. I can pop my 12Mp Canon IXUS into my shirt pocket. Try doing that with a EOS.
- Online backup. While my upload speed is 1Mb you won't catch me backing up my stuff to cloud backup services. My 2Tb Home Server does this fine and updates me via email to my BB should it fail.
- Compact Cameras. They will always be needed. I can pop my 12Mp Canon IXUS into my shirt pocket. Try doing that with a EOS.
- Online backup. While my upload speed is 1Mb you won't catch me backing up my stuff to cloud backup services. My 2Tb Home Server does this fine and updates me via email to my BB should it fail.
SKORPI0
Lifer
- Jan 18, 2000
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Wrong, a clueless woman wrote the article. ()
DO NOT WANT!!!! D:
I agree with Newspaper subscriptions & CDs.
- May 13, 2003
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meh...
I will still buy DVDs and CDs (the later until I can find a place where I can purchase FLACs). Cancelled my landline because they couldn't keep it working and no other reason. Carbonite won't do much good for my 15TB server (56% free currently). New college textbooks--yep. I buy those every year, because I don't pay for them, and I keep every textbook.
I will still buy DVDs and CDs (the later until I can find a place where I can purchase FLACs). Cancelled my landline because they couldn't keep it working and no other reason. Carbonite won't do much good for my 15TB server (56% free currently). New college textbooks--yep. I buy those every year, because I don't pay for them, and I keep every textbook.
surfsatwerk
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rockyct
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Wrong, a clueless woman wrote the article. ()
DO NOT WANT!!!! D:
I agree with Newspaper subscriptions & CDs.
my bad
Anubis
No Lifer
hanoverphist
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- Dec 7, 2006
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DVDs - i generally dont buy dvds anyway, so no worry there
Home Telephone Service - i have one, but if i get rid of it i lose my bundle "discount" and my bill goes up about 7 bucks. assholes.
External Hard Drives - there is still a good use for them, so if i need one for anything ill get one. these arent generally an item that getsz bought often tho, kind of silly to be on this list.
Smartphone Also-Rans - this is just plain dumb logic. just because the "iKiller" hasnt been made yet doesnt mean the manufacturers give up trying. "cash cow" is another name for it, and every service out there is looking for the next one.
Compact Digital Cameras - not everyone wants to shell out the cash for a slr, so there is always a need for the compact digitals. i still have my 5.1 r707 and it works very well. i also use my 5mp phone cam for the majority of my pictures.
Newspaper Subscriptions - i dont think ive ever paid for one.
CDs - i still go to record stores and peruse the cds, can find some really good stuff in the used places.
New College Textbooks - i think id have to be going to college to get these, but this has been a "durr-hurr" for a while now. i even hear of one asu book store that will rent out books instead of selling them.
Gas-Guzzling Cars - ya, right. those will just drop off the face of the planet, and no one wants to buy a vehicle with higher tow capacity, higher performance and what not. thats really going to happen.
Energy-Inefficient Homes and Appliances - my house was built in 1955, its about as inefficient as they get. when i sell it, im sure someone will buy it. when i get my next house, it wont be a brand new one either.
stupid, useless list is stupid and useless.
Home Telephone Service - i have one, but if i get rid of it i lose my bundle "discount" and my bill goes up about 7 bucks. assholes.
External Hard Drives - there is still a good use for them, so if i need one for anything ill get one. these arent generally an item that getsz bought often tho, kind of silly to be on this list.
Smartphone Also-Rans - this is just plain dumb logic. just because the "iKiller" hasnt been made yet doesnt mean the manufacturers give up trying. "cash cow" is another name for it, and every service out there is looking for the next one.
Compact Digital Cameras - not everyone wants to shell out the cash for a slr, so there is always a need for the compact digitals. i still have my 5.1 r707 and it works very well. i also use my 5mp phone cam for the majority of my pictures.
Newspaper Subscriptions - i dont think ive ever paid for one.
CDs - i still go to record stores and peruse the cds, can find some really good stuff in the used places.
New College Textbooks - i think id have to be going to college to get these, but this has been a "durr-hurr" for a while now. i even hear of one asu book store that will rent out books instead of selling them.
Gas-Guzzling Cars - ya, right. those will just drop off the face of the planet, and no one wants to buy a vehicle with higher tow capacity, higher performance and what not. thats really going to happen.
Energy-Inefficient Homes and Appliances - my house was built in 1955, its about as inefficient as they get. when i sell it, im sure someone will buy it. when i get my next house, it wont be a brand new one either.
stupid, useless list is stupid and useless.
pontifex
Lifer
- Dec 5, 2000
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i get no cell service in the house and even though i get no bars outside, i can still sometimes receive calls. forget about making calls though. so i will need a landline phone.
i buy cds rarely now. it's usually only when my absolute favorite bands release one. I do it just to support them.
DVDs - never buy them any more and I own 1 Blu-Ray movie. Netflix is king!!
agreed, the digital camera thing and the online backups is retarded.
i buy cds rarely now. it's usually only when my absolute favorite bands release one. I do it just to support them.
DVDs - never buy them any more and I own 1 Blu-Ray movie. Netflix is king!!
agreed, the digital camera thing and the online backups is retarded.
Deeko
Lifer
- Jun 16, 2000
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To expand....
DVDs - She calls for the death of the DVD and doesn't even mention Blu Ray. She also claims DVDs sell "on average" for $20. Wrong. Also, its not like DVD players are going anywhere. Blu Ray players still play DVD.
Home Telephone Service - Eh, I don't have one, but at the same time, some people still want one. Its more reliable than a cell phone & cheaper. Not everyone gets a good cell signal at home.
External Hard Drives - Offers absolutely no reason as to why NOT to get an external hard drive. Yes, online backup services exist, but as he pointed out, they're more expensive.
Smartphone Also-Rans - This one just REEKS of ignorance on the subject. She bashes the MyTouch 3G, but then says Android is a dark horse....umm, genius, the MyTouch IS Android.
Compact Digital Cameras - Really, really, stupid. They're practically different products. The Digital SLR market is growing, but its not taking market share from the compact digicam market - its taking market share from the standard SLR market. The only thing that threatens the compact digicam is the camera phone.
Newspaper Subscriptions - More conflicting ignorance. She states Kindle as a viable alternative to a newspaper subscription....errrr, those are available via Kindle. I have a subscription to the Seattle Times on my Kindle.
CDs - Closest thing she's got. I did, however, buy a CD a couple of months ago. Not everything I want is available in MP3 form to purchase.
New College Textbooks - This has nothing to do with new technology or 2010. Buying used textbooks has always been a cheaper alternative.
Gas-Guzzling Cars - People aren't going to magically stop buying big/fast cars just because there's a few hippies driving Priuses. Gas is a lot more stable in 2009 than it was a few years ago.
Energy-Inefficient Homes and Appliances - When shopping for appliances, I would not even consider energy efficiency until all other factors were weighed.
From how incredibly ignorant and foolish this article is, I'm guessing our pal AnnaMaria was paid by various companies to plug their products and dog the alternatives.
DVDs - She calls for the death of the DVD and doesn't even mention Blu Ray. She also claims DVDs sell "on average" for $20. Wrong. Also, its not like DVD players are going anywhere. Blu Ray players still play DVD.
Home Telephone Service - Eh, I don't have one, but at the same time, some people still want one. Its more reliable than a cell phone & cheaper. Not everyone gets a good cell signal at home.
External Hard Drives - Offers absolutely no reason as to why NOT to get an external hard drive. Yes, online backup services exist, but as he pointed out, they're more expensive.
Smartphone Also-Rans - This one just REEKS of ignorance on the subject. She bashes the MyTouch 3G, but then says Android is a dark horse....umm, genius, the MyTouch IS Android.
Compact Digital Cameras - Really, really, stupid. They're practically different products. The Digital SLR market is growing, but its not taking market share from the compact digicam market - its taking market share from the standard SLR market. The only thing that threatens the compact digicam is the camera phone.
Newspaper Subscriptions - More conflicting ignorance. She states Kindle as a viable alternative to a newspaper subscription....errrr, those are available via Kindle. I have a subscription to the Seattle Times on my Kindle.
CDs - Closest thing she's got. I did, however, buy a CD a couple of months ago. Not everything I want is available in MP3 form to purchase.
New College Textbooks - This has nothing to do with new technology or 2010. Buying used textbooks has always been a cheaper alternative.
Gas-Guzzling Cars - People aren't going to magically stop buying big/fast cars just because there's a few hippies driving Priuses. Gas is a lot more stable in 2009 than it was a few years ago.
Energy-Inefficient Homes and Appliances - When shopping for appliances, I would not even consider energy efficiency until all other factors were weighed.
From how incredibly ignorant and foolish this article is, I'm guessing our pal AnnaMaria was paid by various companies to plug their products and dog the alternatives.
dbk
Lifer
- Apr 23, 2004
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DVDs - I haven't bought regular dvd in a while but I'm looking forward to some Blu Rays since I got a ps3 not too long ago
Home Phone - none
Ext Hard Drives - none
Smartphone - iPhone
Compact Cameras - none
Newspaper - none
CDs - i own some but haven't bought one in years.
College textbooks - none.. graduated
Gas guzzling cars - honda fit
Energy Inefficient stuff - don't care
Home Phone - none
Ext Hard Drives - none
Smartphone - iPhone
Compact Cameras - none
Newspaper - none
CDs - i own some but haven't bought one in years.
College textbooks - none.. graduated
Gas guzzling cars - honda fit
Energy Inefficient stuff - don't care
zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
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zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
- 111,857
- 31,346
- 146
yeah, I've never liked the quality of cell phone voice--I don't care what anyone says, but it's always been dog shit compared to land line.
that being said, I haven't had a land line in 6 years.
Why? they are totally pointless. --just like a fax machine. Way some companies still insist on fax machines is beyond me.
Triumph
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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External hard drives are great. Who the fuck wants to sit there and upload two or three hundred gigabytes to file space online, that I have to pay for, that would take forever, when I can just copy and paste to an external HDD in about 20 minutes? Worried about corruption? Unplug the thing. Worried about theft? Hide it, and it's about as likely to get stolen as it is for one of these web backup sites to get hacked. External hard drives are great for taking everything with you, as well.
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