Technology Is Over-Sold 1. How many days have you spent just trying to get back to where you were the day before? 2. It always has a (stiff) price tag. 3. Planned Obsolescence. Why is buying new better than fixing anything? 4. Comfort Zone. You just get used to something and it's gone. 5. Customer Assistance. It's slow, challenging, and too-often comes with a perplexing accent. 6. Learning Curve. How much time you need to learn all the new stuff? 7. New Versus Old. The newer version might improve some things, but almost always does away with some other things you'd grown fond of. 8. Marketing. How long before you've grown tired of the ads? 9. Technology Jitters. Why do we have to spend so much time thinking about technology? 10. You have to remember one more darned password.
Allow me.
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1. How many days have you spent just trying to get back to where you were the day before?
2. It always has a (stiff) price tag.
3. Planned Obsolescence. Why is buying new better than fixing anything?
4. Comfort Zone. You just get used to something and it's gone.
5. Customer Assistance. It's slow, challenging, and too-often comes with a perplexing accent.
6. Learning Curve. How much time you need to learn all the new stuff?
7. New Versus Old. The newer version might improve some things, but almost always does away with some other things you'd grown fond of.
8. Marketing. How long before you've grown tired of the ads?
9. Technology Jitters. Why do we have to spend so much time thinking about technology?
10. You have to remember one more darned password.
I couldn't have said it much better, Al. You could be my ghost blogger!
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