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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by wernercd on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:28AM (#12442775)
In some aspects, maybe... in other aspects, they've raised the bar to heights that others can't/won't reach.

In a company that has hundreds of products, is that really so hard to believe? Mega successes... mega failures. Still massively successful?

Look at Apple. They were at the top with the iPod. Then the iPhone. Then the iPad. Massively successful. Yet they still release turd products like one button mouse, Apple TV and the G4 Cube.

Or Microsoft with their massively successful products and massively unsuccessful turds.

It's not like other companies don't have horrible customer support... Nope... just Google. /rolls eyes

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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by mattkevan on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:54AM (#12442955)
The difference is that Apple's support in general (everyone drops the ball occasionally) is very good. Millions of people out there with iPhones, but they can always get support for them if they need it.
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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by jamespo on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:33AM (#12442807)
Google's customer support isn't horrible, it's just not there
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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by protomyth on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @10:14AM (#12443530)
> one button mouse

Although I have some serious issues with Apple (e.g. iPhone 6 plus), Apple hasn't released a one button mouse in a long time. They all have two buttons, just check the preferences.

Frankly, Apple TV is actually a pretty good product since my technophobe Mom can use it for its intended purpose. I still don't like the whole remote policy, but that's a developer thing and frankly Apple really isn't the most friendly company to developers either.

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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by hiddenkrypt on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @10:44AM (#12443792)
I'm using an apple "magic mouse" right now, and while yes, it is capable of right clicking, the surface is still a single piece. This causes more than a few misclicks for me. A mouse designed with separate surfaces for each button doesn't have the same problem. They begrudgingly added a right click, and their 'design over all else' philosophy has made it an inferior product.
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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by thetinguy on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @04:02PM (#12446988)
Don't argue. This poster is of the mind that his opinion is the only right one.
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Re:How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension fea... by wernercd on Thursday September 08, 2016 @07:29PM (#12458383)
What makes you think that? From five short paragraphs, I'm an immovable mountain - unable to change my opinion because I'm right?

Didn't realize that text carried that much weight...

Didn't realize that a comment about a Google Extension was so earth shattering that it's not worth arguing over...

I'd hate to see you in a conversation about anything of real substance.

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