10 Biggest Technology Disappointments Of 2013

Information Week ^ | 01/06/2014 | Shane O'Neill

[SeekAndFind]

ADD YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT HERE...

[Average Al]

No free boob implants in Obamacare. ;-)

[cripplecreek]

I’m really enjoying Windows 8.

It takes a little getting used to but that’s all me.

[Mad Dawgg]

Still no FTL travel, teleporter technology, flying cars, vacation trips to Moonbase one or anti grav units that I was promised when I was a kid

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I’m not there yet. I’ve had Windows 8 for a couple months now and still hate it. But then again, I’m used to Microsoft taking something I like and turning it into something I hate.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I’m really enjoying Windows 8.

Are you still with Windows 8? Or is it Windows 8.1 you have?

[EEGator]

Seconded.

[shibumi]

"Still no FTL travel, teleporter technology, flying cars, vacation trips to Moonbase one or anti grav units that I was promised when I was a kid"

BUT! There's this:

[null and void]

No free boob implants in Obamacare. ;-)

Not true, IF they are part of gender reassignment surgery...

[Ingtar]

First off, turn on “grumpy developer mode,” and then evaluate it. You may have to find a grumpy developer to do it for you.

[Paladin2]

Most of this is near vaporware stuff.

What about hard technologies like Cold Fusion, battery advances, solar panels, etc. ?

[Personal Responsibility]

Having seen how people drive on regular roads, I’ve taken flying cars off my list of techno-wants.

[Paladin2]

Add a couple of beer can holders and tubing and you’ve got something.

[bigbob]

Dissapointing to see all these “10” lists where they’re unable to put all 10 on one damn page. Yeah, I know, we’re supposed to click thru but I read your list instead ;-)

[Obadiah]

Yahoo Email outage

That was outrageous. No explanation, just silence. No access to e-mail for about 5 long days. Good bye, Yahoo. I'm not looking back.

[MarineBrat]

Windows 8.1 eased some pain by adding boot-to-desktop mode and a restored Start button.

All the Windows 8 start button is missing is the start menu. !GIANT THUD!

[Sir Napsalot]

I don’t get how “healthcare dot gov” qualifies as ‘technology’?

Yes, disappointment factor is high, but c’mon!

[MayflowerMadam]

Wow. We don’t have any of those things. I guess it’s one of the up-sides of being retired; keeping up with technology is no longer required or expected.

[catnipman]

“Still no FTL travel, teleporter technology, flying cars, vacation trips to Moonbase one or anti grav units that I was promised when I was a kid “

No battery yet that weighs five pounds and will power my whole house for a year before it needs recharging.

[catnipman]

“Having seen how people drive on regular roads, I’ve taken flying cars off my list of techno-wants.”

But, but, but they seemed to work just fine for the Jetsons.