Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-13 Thread Charles Rivard
Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:37 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads. Hi Charles, Well, that’s certainly one way of looking at it. There is even a term

[Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-12 Thread Charles Rivard
As for finding settings, why do they keep getting moved into different locations? Why can't they just leave well enough alone? If they were logically located in previous versions of Windows, leave them there. The same goes for the desktop and the menu system. In Microsoft Office, the

Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-12 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, I don't know. Maybe the Microsoft developers are mad as a hatter, crazier than a bed bug, or outright loons. Grin. Actually, there is a reason but it doesn't make sense to the common user from a practical standpoint. Essentially, from a business perspective one way to resell a

Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-12 Thread Bryan Peterson
I couldn't agree more. We are the Knights who say...Ni! - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard woofer...@sbcglobal.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:11 PM Subject: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke,don't fix it - Re: Sticks version

Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-12 Thread Charles Rivard
: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads. Hi Charles, I don't know. Maybe the Microsoft developers are mad as a hatter, crazier than a bed bug, or outright loons. Grin. Actually, there is a reason but it doesn't make sense to the common user from a practical

Re: [Audyssey] if it ain't broke, don't fix it - Re: Sticks version game pads.

2011-01-12 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Well, that’s certainly one way of looking at it. There is even a term for it. It is called perceived obsolescence. The basic idea of this marketing strategy is to take a product you have, repackage it, change the look or feel a little bit, and attempt to market it as a new product