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May 22, 2005

adoption and underutilization

Time for a new entry before the new week. Not completely sure what to write about, so I'll just start talking about stuff and see where it leads me.

Antesignanus Fatalis started up a ventrilo server, so I've been on there chatting for a few hours. Lots of fun, a lot easier then text and lets you do other things (like play planetside) while you're at it. I'm really not sure why more people don't use Ventrilo, TeamSpeak, Skype, or other voice programs. They really are incredibly handy, and are able to utilize the vast amount of bandwidth the average user has at his disposal. The computer has the capability to replace the television, telephone, books, cd players, game consoles, and just about every other electronic device you can think of. The problem is people simply don't use them for that. People who are afraid of change and afraid of adopting new technology ensure that the technology does not succeed in the marketplace, while simpler and older technology such as instant messaging is finally now getting accepted, 20 years after its first use. Why should the average consumer wait 20 years for all that when it is available right now? I for one cannot tell. Use skype for your phone calls! Why live in the 80's when you own a computer capable of over 3 billion calculations per second? Why use text messaging when your internet connection can support 1.5 million binary digits per second?

It is this underutilization of technology that angers me. With the exception of digital media creators and gamers, computer users do not use the massive power they possess, instead owning a computer for a couple of years and then replacing it with a more powerful one that they will utilize less of? Simply because Windows causes massive performance decay over time does not mean that you cannot simply reinstall Windows and restart the decay anew, or install Linux or another alternate OS and prevent the decay entirely. In a world where CPU speed does not matter, why is the whole computer world still obsessed with it?

Posted by Raculot at May 22, 2005 09:50 PM

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Maybe it's not an issue of not wanting the technology. Maybe it's an issue of affordability. I know I couldn't afford half the stuff you have lying around. but ::shrugs:: I dunno.

Posted by: Wayne [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 27, 2005 10:20 PM

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