Have you ever just loved your technology and not wanted to switch to something "new and improved"? Now...how it can be NEW and IMPROVED is just another story...either its new or its improved...how can it be both? Anyway....Dane and i were in the Verizon Wireless store because he needed another wireless internet card and he asks for the second type that i guess is shaped funny (now i don't know if any of you know about this. I wasnt aware of how it all worked until Dane explained it. Basically its a card that goes in your computer and gives your wireless interent whereever you go). The sales rep looked at him like he was crazy and said "have you seen our USB internet chip?" I guess he has been out of the country so long that they had new and improved internet chips and he didnt even know. Then the woman looks at his phone (he has a Razor...one of the original ones) and says "Sir, I'm sure you are up for a product upgrade, let me just check your account" So, we find out that he has been up for an upgrade for quite a while. He gets a new phone and he comments later on how you get so used to your hard to use old technology that you don't know what to do with something that is simple and works well. I just find the point very valid. All this new technology is coming out but people who are used to the old stuff don't want to change...Then when they finally decide to "Take the plunge" they find out that it was easier all along.
I guess this really doesnt mean anything... I just find it funny that in our complicated world of computers, internet, cell phones, and cars you would be surprised over how many things in life are just...SIMPLE.
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I think in most cases it has to do with change itself. I'm all about going with the great technology age but when it comes to actually changing to enjoy it, I'm hesitant.
ReplyDeleteThat's very true. I just had to laugh because Dane didn't even know he had outdated technology. Verizon hasnt carried the Razor since 2006
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