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Sadly, this meme is universal through time and space and shows no likelihood of abating. I once had a customer who told vendors, "I don't want maintenance, and
by edw519 12y ago
Sadly, this meme is universal through time and space and shows no likelihood of abating.
I once had a customer who told vendors, "I don't want maintenance, and I don't want the software I just bought to change, ever." At the time, most of us thought he was crazy. Now I'm not so sure.
I'm still sitting shivah for Classic Google Maps, Palm Graffiti, and Windows XP. Sigh.
- throwawayaway 12y agoIt would be quite ironic if the foretold BYOD revolution enables people to be curmudgeonly stick in the muds.
- robodale 12y agoWindows XP - I was most productive on this OS...BY FAR. Everything since has been less optimal. This includes IOS.
- throwawayaway 12y agoWell think about it, now that you have to air gap it to keep it secure it's probably even more productive than before - no time wasted on HN for example!
- merrua 12y agoI'm pretty sure I read of a method that works even with air gap https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/air_gaps.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/air_gaps.html