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Total votes: 4 / Number of arguments: 4 = User Score: 1
Con: Blu-ray
High definition formats will have slow uptake
Sorry, but no one is going to be able to replicate how well DVDs did, and have been doing since they arrived on the market. DVDs were far superior to VHS in many ways, many more ways than DVD versus HD DVD or Blu-ray. Also, going against the new formats is the advent of digital distribution, where physical media is no longer required.
Let's face it, VHS was a really bad technology. You had to rewind and fast forward tapes to ... [read more]
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Con: Windows Vista
Sorry, Vista is not for gamers
I know Microsoft has been touting the benefits for gamers of their new operating system, but that fact is right now Vista is a horrible choice for gamers.
The main reason is that Vista breaks most of our current games. Many of the games you love to play will be glitchy or maybe won't even work at all. I understand this is a necessary evil when a new operating system comes out, but that is a huge negative to gamers when their ... [read more]
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Con: iPhone
Looking more and more like the PS3 launch
Let's see... high price point: check, difficult to manufacture: check, OS issues weeks before launch: check, limited software: check. Yup, lookin' like a mirror of the PS3 launch to me.
Disclaimer: I know the iPhone will do better than the PS3 has thus far (comparatively). Apple actually makes money on each of their units, so if they only sell 100,000 units, it's still a win for them (they will definitely sell more ... [read more]
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Con: Windows Vista
Demand for XP overshadows Vista's newness
With overwhelming consumer demand for Windows XP on its PCs, Dell had to change its stance on only offering Vista on their Home Computers. Not giving consumers the option in the first place was a major wrong move by Dell (and actually most other major PC companies). Now Dell is letting consumers decide what operating system they want on many of their PCs.
Vista has not proven itself yet, and some software still doesn't work ... [read more]
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