Top 6 disliked technological inventions

Posted by multippt

Most inventions are great, some are dumb, while others have little practical use for the common person. 

1) Viruses and Worms
Get this in your computer, and be prepared to use your system restore disk if you are not careful.
Inventor: Unknown
Popularized by: Anti-virus vendors

2) Bugs/Glitches
Often confused with features, these are often an oversight that can lead to unexpected problems.
Inventor: Unknown
Popularized by: Microsoft

3) Blue Screen of Death
Title says it all. See it and you feel like pounding on your key board. Great for those who know what they are supposed to do.
Inventor: Lattice Inc.
Popularized by: Microsoft

4) Patches
Without number 1 and number 2, you will never need this.
Inventor: Unknown
Popularized by: Many groups

5) Internet Explorer < 6
Microsoft sure loves setting standards that no one else seem to be following. Even up to Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer was lacking in something, or maybe in many things. Internet Explorer 7 came and solved all that, but then again…
Inventor: Microsoft
Popularized by: Disgruntled web designers

6) Windows ME
In 2000, stick to Windows 98; you are much safer there.
Inventor: Microsoft
Publicized by: Users of Windows ME