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[Duce]

Doesn't matter if they chose the lesser, inferior technology - it's ubiquitous, commonplace and easy to use.

SCSI was superior to IDE, and IDE still won out in the long haul. Joe Lunchpail found SCSI ID's and terminators confusing compared to a simple master/slave jumper.

In the world of commodity devices, the best solution rarely wins out. The common man uses what works, the power users have more suitable options.
I'm no fan of the slow speeds of USB, but I've never had a lick of problems with USB devices, even on my Amiga systems.

[danbeaver]

OK, some of us believe that a still useful technology is not "dead," and others who disagree with its implimentation consider it to be "dead" and "crap."

Wouldn't be wonderful if everything in the world could be seen in terms of binary? 0/1, Black/White, On/Off, Up/Down, agree/disagree, et cetera.

Hop up on your "Soap Box" and shout at the world; you never know, someone might vote you into office.

[Duce]

Absolutely nothing wrong in the least with other tech that isn't necessarily "the mainstream". If it works, use it - but let's not discount the ubiquitous standards as "bad". USB has served billions of people for 18 years very, very well - if it was inherently crappy, it would have went the way of the dodo long ago.

Hell, I own a '32 Ford. I love it to death, for what it is - but at the end of the day, if I have a 2000 mile roadtrip to go on, it's my SUV I'll be driving, not the '32 Ford

[danbeaver]

[QUOTE=Duce;705562 Hell, I own a '32 Ford. I love it to death, for what it is - but at the end of the day, if I have a 2000 mile roadtrip to go on, it's my SUV I'll be driving, not the '32 Ford [/QUOTE]

No pun intended, but is your Ford a "Deuce coupe?" I love that grill.

[freqmax]

Intel x86 the best **** under the sun ..

Don't pay attention to the marketing man behind the curtain.

[danbeaver]

I thought the "man behind the curtain" was "The Wizard of Oz." Or was that just another Carny with a ballon?