not sure if they are talking about Apple fanboys or millenials. Apple convinced quite a few that ‘you don’t need it because it either looks bulky or it rises production prices’ is cool, so be insensate is fine as long as you think you are cool. A cd drive was too bulky for a computer that stands over a table most of the time, ports to connect external drives was also too uncool, make phones with no way to expand memory is cool yet to add more memory it doubles the price. That means that if you are on a trip and your memory runs full you can not take more photos, unless you dump the ones you already have in the cloud. Ah, you are overseas and you don’t have a data plan there so you cannot upload? though luck, is not as if there where other phones where you could just swap a memory card for a new one. Also, for whoever has a computer to work and not just to show off, people still use hard media backups; if that was not the case, every ‘work’ model would not come with a cd/dvd drive, and the workflow and the security of the company would not depend on if they have paid for the cloud services and have a connection available
“OK, we have this great new thing we call ’the cloud”; how it works is, you store all your data on our server, then, if you want to access your stuff you have to pay us – every month. Forever."
And people swallowed this idiocy! Orwell was wrong; Big Brother ain’t the government.
The 3.5 inch floppy disks are already so out of date that even cartoonists fail to picture them correctly: They had only ONE slanted corner (to ensure correct slotting-in) not all 4 of them.
whahoppened about 5 years ago
(The Ralph comment) You’re still the pound sign.
Pseudandry about 5 years ago
With the speed of technology, I guess our heyday wasn’t too long ago
Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
More than on way….pathetic
GeorgeWisserJr about 5 years ago
Wh
GeorgeWisserJr about 5 years ago
Who can number the times that they called it an “octothorpe?”
redback about 5 years ago
not sure if they are talking about Apple fanboys or millenials. Apple convinced quite a few that ‘you don’t need it because it either looks bulky or it rises production prices’ is cool, so be insensate is fine as long as you think you are cool. A cd drive was too bulky for a computer that stands over a table most of the time, ports to connect external drives was also too uncool, make phones with no way to expand memory is cool yet to add more memory it doubles the price. That means that if you are on a trip and your memory runs full you can not take more photos, unless you dump the ones you already have in the cloud. Ah, you are overseas and you don’t have a data plan there so you cannot upload? though luck, is not as if there where other phones where you could just swap a memory card for a new one. Also, for whoever has a computer to work and not just to show off, people still use hard media backups; if that was not the case, every ‘work’ model would not come with a cd/dvd drive, and the workflow and the security of the company would not depend on if they have paid for the cloud services and have a connection available
donwalter about 5 years ago
rim shot…
Jeffin Premium Member about 5 years ago
Is this a CD Romcom?
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 5 years ago
Ralph prefers some good ole virgin vinyl.
ChukLitl Premium Member about 5 years ago
#; that’s sharp.
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Hey you, get off of my cloud! Don’t hang around, cause two’s a crowd.
zeexenon about 5 years ago
Thanks to Corporate America, there’s a fix for my floppy.
Cozmik Cowboy about 5 years ago
“OK, we have this great new thing we call ’the cloud”; how it works is, you store all your data on our server, then, if you want to access your stuff you have to pay us – every month. Forever."
And people swallowed this idiocy! Orwell was wrong; Big Brother ain’t the government.
unfair.de about 5 years ago
The 3.5 inch floppy disks are already so out of date that even cartoonists fail to picture them correctly: They had only ONE slanted corner (to ensure correct slotting-in) not all 4 of them.