Comments on: Quote of the Day with real life example http://iron-fist.net/2005/12/29/quote-of-the-day-with-real-life-example/ The least current events on the web Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:12:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Fist http://iron-fist.net/2005/12/29/quote-of-the-day-with-real-life-example/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Fist Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:18:22 +0000 http://iron-fist.net/?p=15#comment-42 <blockquote>[...]don't get me ranting about user error and unrealistic expectations.</blockquote> Glad to see someone else know how it feels. You know, I was thinking about this the other day, and I remembered that this same guy had borrowed DVD X-Copy from a friend and wanted to install it on his computer so he could burn DVDs. It took me several minutes to explain to him that no amount of software would allow him to burn a DVD with only a CD-ROM drive.

[...]don’t get me ranting about user error and unrealistic expectations.

Glad to see someone else know how it feels. You know, I was thinking about this the other day, and I remembered that this same guy had borrowed DVD X-Copy from a friend and wanted to install it on his computer so he could burn DVDs. It took me several minutes to explain to him that no amount of software would allow him to burn a DVD with only a CD-ROM drive.

]]> By: biesdesign http://iron-fist.net/2005/12/29/quote-of-the-day-with-real-life-example/comment-page-1/#comment-39 biesdesign Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:04:04 +0000 http://iron-fist.net/?p=15#comment-39 As an employee of said Mac Store, you would not believe how often this happens. I mean dude, sure you want to foray into the hot new stuff, but you can't seriously think that the <a href="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/stats/powermac_6100_60.html" rel="nofollow">6100</a> you've kept round can connect to the internet, much less connect with devices made more than a decade of moore's law later! And you want a 60GB iPod because its the most expensive and therefore must fit your needs better than any of the other ones. Um, your computator only has a 160MB hard drive. The iPod is faster than your computer. Heck, my calculator is faster than your computer. Yes, this happens. And they think we're lying to them when we say it won't work. OF COURSE we want your money. We just know when your money is worth less than the effort it will take to make you NOT an angry customer, even if it is your own frichen fault, and you'll try to return it anyway, with no box and scratched like someone put a mouse in it and showed it to a cat. Ok, sorry Vahid. don't get me ranting about user error and unrealistic expectations. This is what happens. As an employee of said Mac Store, you would not believe how often this happens.

I mean dude, sure you want to foray into the hot new stuff, but you can’t seriously think that the 6100 you’ve kept round can connect to the internet, much less connect with devices made more than a decade of moore’s law later! And you want a 60GB iPod because its the most expensive and therefore must fit your needs better than any of the other ones. Um, your computator only has a 160MB hard drive. The iPod is faster than your computer. Heck, my calculator is faster than your computer.

Yes, this happens. And they think we’re lying to them when we say it won’t work. OF COURSE we want your money. We just know when your money is worth less than the effort it will take to make you NOT an angry customer, even if it is your own frichen fault, and you’ll try to return it anyway, with no box and scratched like someone put a mouse in it and showed it to a cat.

Ok, sorry Vahid. don’t get me ranting about user error and unrealistic expectations. This is what happens.

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