Video Asylum

Posted by David Aiken (A) on March 12, 2007 at 23:21:10

In Reply to: please help me to understand posted by Joe Murphy Jr on March 12, 2007 at 18:49:09:

I didn't think the 'barbs' were directed at you.

I thought Jack was being cynical about the release timing/prospects for new technology which has yet to come to market. The term "vaporware" was invented for good reason. I think Jack's position is basically that it isn't worth hanging off purchasing products that cope with what is currently available in the hope that you might see products that deliver the features you mentioned in the short term. Since the original query concerned the PS3 which is currently available rather than things that may become available down the track on a very indefinite timetable, Jack's response seemed reasonable to me and didn't seem personally directed at you in any way.

I think it's hard to find a way to say "Don't hold your breath waiting" or its equivalent that isn't going to have a barb in it, even when the barb isn't directed at the person to whom the comment is directed.

There's always going to be a point where technology makes cynics of us all.

David Aiken