Yesterday, we named the eight Microsoft products that landed on MaximumPC's all-time greatest hits list. Today, we have the nine products whose main claim to fame will be the number of "worst" lists they make.
No. 9: The Microsoft Surface PC
Ok we admit the thing is fun. And we are going out on a limb because the Surface PC won't ship until next spring. But with an anticipated price tag of $5,000 - $10,000, we doubt that people will be camping out at the mall to buy one. Microsoft vaguely says that in three or four years, the price will be low enough for the average consumer. But, will the average consumer want one in the average living room? In the meantime, if you haven't seen this spoof of the Surface PC in a while, hit the play button and enjoy.
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Lest We Forget
C'mon Windows ME did not make the list? I've never seen as many BSODs with any OS that my 2 week experiment with this utter horror
Barney
The Barney Actimate was cool. Barney was a young kids' show for ..... (here it comes...) KIDS! Of course adults didn't like him. HE WAS FOR KIDS! Here's the great thing about the Barney Actimate: It worked with the regular TV show. It also worked with Barney videos and software, but little kids were amazed when they watched TV and when Barney came on, their Barney Actimate started talking and moving. This was a great idea that wasn't marketed well. In those times, Microsoft didn't know how to market toys. They were used to Windows and Office being forced down everyone's throats and not having to market items. The Actimates definitely do not belong on the worst list.
I agree... where is ME?
That's all... why isn't ME on the list?
UMPC Should not be on the list.
Sure the UMPC is not hitting the target audience that Microsoft is intending but working great for a target that is not as well known. In the Home Automation area these devices work great as a portable touch screen interface for PC based Home Automation Controllers like CQC from Charmed Quark.
I don't use mine for home
I don't use mine for home automation but I do pack mine around when I travel overnight.
Beats the tar out of having another heavy laptop to lug around or trying to use my companies computer for personal things and wondering if I might get called to the floor for visiting non-work related sites.
Not to mention a search on eBay for UMPC gives you over 150 results many of which are, heaven help us, UMPCs.
This list is pretty weak.
In 2002 Microsoft was a
In 2002 Microsoft was a router maker. That was the year the company unleashed the MN-500 and MN-700 wireless router lines. What possessed Microsoft to do that? Even Cisco was having trouble dominating the home router market at that time. (Cisco acquired Linksys in 2003.) Microsoft's router families were quickly unplugged and very few people even remember them. (Although you can purchase an old MN-500 on eBay today for as little as $10.)
Windows ME hands down was the worst
It was the worst excuse for an operating system I had ever seen (I have not see Vista yet). Even after it was supposedly stabilized, I had to reboot every hour or so just keep my sanity (if it did not freeze before that)
I have a Microsoft wireless
I have a Microsoft wireless router that I have been using for a few years. My Linksys died long ago and the Microsoft wireless router is still ticking. I bought it cheap a few years back to get me by for a few months until a new product from Linksys was to come onto the market, but I liked the Microsoft router enough that I have haven't yet upgraded. While I agree this wasn't a good fit for MS, I have to say from my experience the product itself is pretty good.
Are you kidding?
No way - ME was a great little OS. I used it for a couple of years with no major problems. After all it was basically just 98 with the W2K icon set bolted on.
Windown ME was fine.
and at #0, Windows ME (Millenium Edition)
$90 I might as well have burned for warmth, as I would have gotten more out of the cash than I did by purchasing this computer virus of a software title. This was truly the ugly brother that broke out of the basement for a day, before being locked back up for eternity. Oh, and I like Vista.