Ok i hope this is a joke. what kind of insane person decided this is a good idea. i hope they have a spectacular failure and file for bancrupcy because of this. any company that tries this does not deserve to stay on the map.
Sniper Team 4 said:
So, what's next? Certain types of cars only work with Shell gas? Toasters can only toast certain types of bread? Ovens will only work with specific cookie sheets? Milk will only stay cold in certain fridges that scan a chip in the carton and approve the milk? Am I going too far with this?
No, your not. Then again gaming industry was always allowed to get away with it (exclusives) so i guess somone else tried this nonesense too.
Jorec said:
So what's to stop people from just using the original Keurig machines then? If that's the only substantial thing that the "Keurig 2.0" offers than I see no point in upgrading honestly, especially if the competitor's refills are in fact cheaper.
the same as what stops people from using windows 98. not only they refuse to sell and support it, others have too. you cna use it now, sure, but in 15 years of only 2.0 being on sale, how many of them will be supported you think?
TheRealCJ said:
I think it's funny that cars - one of the most standardised consumer machines for the last century - seems to be the default slippery slope argument. I see it all the time when it comes to Apple vs. PC debates, and DRM debates, and just about any other tech debates...
I think cars are often used because it is something everyone knows (every know what is a car and how its used) and is also undisguisedly a physical good. On top of that, most people have one. so its an easy example.
Sleekit said:
i don't actually know anyone...nor have i in fact ever known that i can remember...who actually owns and uses a dedicated coffee machine.
Im in this camp as well, i dont know a single person that owns a machine. Enthusiasts make coffe the old way with real beans, the rest of the folks just pour it directly into the cup.
Keiichi Morisato said:
in america, if we want tea we nuke the water and add a tea bag of desired flavor, and add copious amounts of sugar or artificial sweetener.
another concept i find no reason to exists. who the hell warms liquids in microwave!
rhizhim said:
on the other it would explain so much considering that radiation is bad for your cells. any kind of cells.
That depends how you look at it, but it wont be correct either way.
For one, Water has no "Cells" in it unless you count floating bacteria that is everywhere and hope they mutate enough instead of dieing to actually harm us.
Even then, depends on what you consider "Radiation". technically, all waves are radiation. Light is radiation. Heat is radiation. sound is radiation. electricity is radiation. so yes, microwaves is radiation too. In that case you would be wrong about their harm however. for example heat is essential to our survival, without it our bodies cannot function. too much ehat is bad, sure, but its not inherently bad. Im sure you get the point here.
Now, if you look at radiation in the laymens terms, where its usually limited to radioactive radiation, then once again you would be wrong here, since microwaves do not spread that.
Microwave principle is exciting water molecules through the correct calibration of wavelenght, that transfers energy into water molecules, making them move around. Moving around spends kinetic energy which gets transformed into heat, thus the water heats up. this is why its technically impossible to heat up 100% dry products in microwaves - it only affects water. of course there is no 100 % dryness due to humidity in the air nor are all microwaves perfect calibration.
Mumorpuger said:
French Press Master Race vs Keurig Drinking Peasants! I sense it brewing...
Those dirty Keurig peasants! They will never reach our glory!
Seriously, them aster race shtick seems to have caught up quite well.
