The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

[slpaulson]

I was expecting to see Syquest Sparq Drives and the Nintendo Virtual Boy.

 

[iamaelephant]

I'm glad RealPlayer made it so far up the list. Worst software ever.

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: LoKe
As much as I hate IE6, it should not be on that list.

Yes it should. It's essentially the reason for the spyware/adware problem that we have today.

but its why i get paid!

 

[ForumMaster]

windows me! lol. my grandpa used to use that! god that os sucked!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
windows me! lol. my grandpa used to use that! god that os sucked!

I used it for the longest time... wasn't bad..?

 

[iamaelephant]

I used Windows ME for a while, wasn't that bad at all.

 

[Pocatello]

I disagree with the zip drive, I found it to be very useful back in the 90s.

 

[trmiv]

Glad to see the IBM Deathstars on there. I got burned by by one of those POS's.

 

[astrocase]

That list is stupid and very biased. It's almost as if someone wrote it who isn't old enough to have used those services or products when they were new. I'd put the 5800 Ultra on there or the Williamette on there long before I'd put something like AOL or IE6. They sucked right away.

I hate AOL but it has no business being on there.
IE6?
I hate real player but it has no business being on there either.
Disney the Lion King CD-Rom? This list is just lame.
WebTV? WebTV was great for old people who didn't want to spend $1000+ on a PC.
The Zip Drive? Only an idiot would put that on that list. It might not be great now but back then it was a great way of moving data relatively cheap.

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[SSP]

Heh, I completely forgot about the existance of Windows ME. Man what a mistake that was. GO WIN2K!

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: astrocase
That list is stupid and very biased. It's almost as if someone wrote it who isn't old enough to have used those services or products when they were new. I'd put the 5800 Ultra on there or the Williamette on there long before I'd put something like AOL or IE6. They sucked right away.

I think the author didn?t want to be known as a complete nerd.

 

[Cooler]

Intel-Prescott (someone had to say it)

 

[Grimner]

Good list, but Windows ME is numero uno here - Microsoft went far in admitting that it was, well, not as good as it might have been

And the Zip dosn't belong there at all - it's a good product. If it had been out a couple of years earlier and/or cost a little less...

I'd nominate Creative SOFTWARE - not the hardware or the core drivers, but all the crappy "extras" that used to ruin your day. These days they have cut down on that - Creative saves money and we save time - win-win

 

[Scarpozzi]

Woot!!! When I clicked on this I was thinking "Microsoft Bob" and it made the list!!!

 

[Fenixgoon]

does bullet ball count?:laugh:

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
does bullet ball count?:laugh:

:laugh:

 

[daniel1113]

Iomega Zip Drive?

That should not be on the list. For a solid 5 years, the zip drive was the best way to transfer files between computers.

 

[Kelemvor]

Just saw this online too. Laughed when I saw what #1 was.

I disagree with #11 though. I got some good gas Deals when that site was still around.
ANd how can the ZIp Drive be called a bad product? That thing was revolutionary at the time. I still have one.
And oh the Cue Cat. We have one of those on the wall at my old job where we hung up dead hardware. heh.

 

[RBBRMADE]

Shouldn't most of the Symantec products be on there?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
"18. IBM Deskstar 75GXP (2000) "

haha, when i was reading the list, i was like "they better mention the deathstars."

I can't believe how long my deathstar lasted. It was amazing...then the click of death began.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: JDrake
Text

1. Anandtech POLITICS AND NEWS forum (1997-2006)
2. RealNetworks RealPlayer (1999)
3. Syncronys SoftRAM (1995)
4. Microsoft Windows Millennium (2000)
5. Sony BMG Music CDs (2005)
6. Disney The Lion King CD-ROM (1994)
7. Microsoft Bob (1995)
8. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (2001)
9. Pressplay and MusicNet 2002
10. Ashton-Tate dBASE IV (1988)
11. Priceline Groceries and Gas (2000)
12. PointCast Network (1996)
13. IBM PCjr. (1984)
14. Gateway 2000 10th Anniversary PC (1995)
15. Iomega Zip Drive (1998)
16. Comet Systems Comet Cursor (1997)
17. Apple Macintosh Portable (1989)
18. IBM Deskstar 75GXP (2000)
19. OQO Model 1 (2004)
20. DigitalConvergence CueCat (2000)
21. Eyetop Wearable DVD Player (2004)
22. Apple Pippin @World (1996)
23. Free PCs (1999)
24. DigiScents iSmell (2001)
25. Sharp RD3D Notebook (2004)

(Dis)Honorable Mentions:
Apple Newton MessagePad (1994)
Apple Puck Mouse (1998)
Apple Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (1997)
Circuit City DiVX DVDs (1998)
Dell SL320i (1993)
Motorola Rokr E1 (2005)
3Com Audrey (1999)
Timex Data Link Watch (1995)
WebTV (1995)

fixed

 

[Reel]

Nice list.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Blasphemy! The Apple/Bandai Pippin was great.

EDIT: Why's IE6 on the list?

And Zip Drive?

I had one of the first revision SCSI Zip drives, the ones that could only use SCSI IDs 5 or 6. It was a godsend considering I had a 250 MB hard drive at the time.

 

[astrocase]

Without the PIII 1.13Ghz on there this list loses all credibility.

 

[sdf]

What about microsoft windows installer? That garbage is the worst software ever? Or BF2CC for battlefield 2.