This reminds me of a comment AT&T made when I was their guest for two
weeks. They wanted to make technology as transparent as the phone. It
took me several hours of pondering to see how important that really
is. Imagine having a computer that was always ready, worked so
effortlessly that you never thought about the equipment except when the
power (or phone lines) was down, and cost next to nothing. I'm not trying
to knock any company. It took a few years for the phones to get that
reliable too. But just imagine ...!
The typical consumer still has a 12:00 flashing on the VCR.
Gregg
Typical consumers, I think. From the start, computing was going to make life
so much easier. Setup and configuration is still about as much fun as being
out on the streets of New York after dark when the steel gates are down over
the shop fronts. You HAVE to be somewhat computer geeky to get much out of
your computer, digital camera, etc.. I think MANY more P&S cameras will be
purchased, keeping the 1 hour labs in business for years to come. And/or,
many digital users will simply go to a store and have the store download and
create photo CDs for them. The learning curve is pretty steep for a lot of
consumers who were never more than P&S customers to start. The "hi tec"
industry continues to oversell "ease of use".
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