Comments on: Sacrilege! 16 Other Time-Honored Tech Industry Traditions We Should End Right Now

By: Your industry information guide

Your industry information guide — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:06:26 +0000

That was seriously funny. There are a lot of traditions that the tech world has been following for ages now. Guys, its time for some new innovations

By: John

John — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:46:51 +0000

I suspect that Apple has long ago planned the end of the cat names for OS X versions. It was pretty clever to use Snow Leopard as being tightly coupled to Leopard; instantly understandable. Lion will probably be the last one. After that, who knows?

I like the Apple Mac/PC ads. They’re low key, they’re not in your face, if you don’t like them, ignore them.

By: Tom Borowski

Tom Borowski — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:36:30 +0000

I agree with the whole list. Number 4 will probably take cafe of itself pretty soon, since the most commonly known feline species’ names are pretty much all taken.

Another one I would add: people should stop calling things they want to be associated with speed a “superhighway”. Traffic crawls at 65mph on highways, if it moves at all. And don’t even think of using “autobahn” instead, thinking German highways have no speed limit. Traffic here crawls equally slowly, except maybe from 3am to 6am on Sundays.

Tom

By: Abbie Kendall

Abbie Kendall — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:34:04 +0000

Oooh, Zato, that’s harsh criticism that’s uncalled for. (Take some Midol.)

By: Abbie Kendall

Abbie Kendall — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:30:59 +0000

I’m sick of the Apple ads, too. And I liked Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” ads, but they disappeared almost immediately after first appearing. Anyone know why?

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:17:31 +0000

That’s me, all right–Mr. anti-Apple/Google propagandist…

–Harry

By: zato

zato — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:12:24 +0000

Any other nominees?

11. Articles on anti-Apple/Google propaganda sites that list 10 things that should end, and not one mention of Microsoft.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:36:58 +0000

re: “13. Consumer-electronics stores that want to check your receipt at the door.”
I just say: “No.” and walk out the door.

By: maria

maria — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:35:07 +0000

3 and 5 are my favorites.

P.S. Bill Shatner is never tired.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:25:36 +0000

Yeah… I’d like to see fewer Apple references in top 10, err 16, lists ;) Though, I kinda like rebates. Vendors count on 50% (or whatever) of folks not redeeming them which in turn subsidizes my discount.