Thread: 7 Gadgets that make you look like a jerk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28039226/

I loved this article

I'm guilty of #6.

Originally Posted by suttsman

I'm guilty of #6.

Heh so am I. My Ubuntu laptop is so much better than any windows box I've ever owned. I like to think I don't pile disdain on others for it, though. It's a hard thing to get used to at first, but then you realize that the effort it takes to switch to a mac is not very different from the effort it takes to switch to linux these days. To each his own!

MSNBC publishes an article claiming users of RIM, Linux, & Apple products are "jerks"

5 of the 7 items are in direct competition with MS's own products

Blackberry - direct competitor with Windows mobile products
TiVo - Highly popular Linux running DVR (competes with MS's media center software)
Macbook Air - you don't need an explanation....
iPod - again, Apple product (way better sales than MS's Zune)
Linux - you don't need an explanation....


I thought paid-for journalism was meant to be subtle

Originally Posted by Ynot

MSNBC

Very good call XD XD

Yay! I'm only guilty of Linux.

Originally Posted by Ynot

MSNBC publishes an article claiming users of RIM, Linux, & Apple products are "jerks"

5 of the 7 items are in direct competition with MS's own products

Blackberry - direct competitor with Windows mobile products
TiVo - Highly popular Linux running DVR (competes with MS's media center software)
Macbook Air - you don't need an explanation....
iPod - again, Apple product (way better sales than MS's Zune)
Linux - you don't need an explanation....


I thought paid-for journalism was meant to be subtle

<3 at you for pointing this out.

</3 at the rest of the thread for ignoring (or, failing to interpret) this post.

I sure hope that guy didn't make it through journalism school... That's bad even for satire.

Don't forget to add espresso machines to the list. I mean, isn't regular coffee good enough for the common man? Latte-drinkers are jerks!... Mocha drinkers a little less so.

I can't wait to open a cofee shop some day.

I think this guy does a great job of looking like a jerk all on his own. No gadgets needed.

Slicked back hair+energetic expression+suit=jerk? Why would you say that?

Sorry, I've got my psych final tomorrow.

While the MS competitor thing is awfully convenient, it's easy for that aspect to slip by, because it seems that in the gadget industry, the MS competitors tend to do way better than MS. iPod is doing a lot better than zune. iPhone is doing a lot better than MS smart phones. I don't own a "smart phone" or whatever the generic term is, but if I went for one, it'd be between a crackberry or an android-enabled one (once I get more confident of their security, etc.) And while I would probably not spend money on an ipod (though the new one with the video games looks real cool), I also wouldn't waste money on a zune when I have my small, USB mp3 player, which is all I need.

but then why include Linux
it's hardly a "gadget"

Yes, Linux happens to be used on many gadgets, but you can't include the OS by itself

The whole "annoying use of gadgets" thing just seems like thinly veiled excuse to have a jab at competitors

Yeah. Ynot! Haven't seen you in a while. Lol, good point.

Originally Posted by Ynot

but then why include Linux
it's hardly a "gadget"

personally, i wouldnt really call ipod accessories a gadget either. I have to agree about the macbook air tho.

lol, a bluetooth headset was the only one that came to mind when I read the title.....you should see what george carlin says about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxoTDCNQLzk

"these self-important techno-dicks....."

hahahahahah