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ProductWiki.com

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ProductWiki.com
November, 2005

Pros

Public version of Consumer Reports!
Supports OpenID logins
Not just another mediawiki- or phpbb-based site

Cons

Not a large enough user base
Can be addictive
Can't sort by love/have/want within categories

OpenOffice

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OpenOffice
January, 2010

Pros

Free
Uses and helps promote the OpenDocument standard
Open-source software

Cons

Not as much support as MS Office (books, manuals, training)
Not all Excel charting functions supported in Calc
No support for Excel macros (does support Word macros)

Grand Theft Auto 4

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Grand Theft Auto 4
April, 2008

$60.00

Pros

Emergent physics system and animation with Euphoria
A city that feels more "alive"
Storyline or freeform abilities

Cons

Most buildings and objects can't be used
Limited co-op gametypes
Oppressive DRM on the PC version

Google

67

Pros

Free, as in free beer. Or free cake
Excellent search. Fast, clean, simple
Not evil, in general

Cons

If Google goes evil, we're all screwed
Ubiquitous search creates a market for SEO which in turn leads to link spam, fake blogs, and other annoying behavior
Could be more open about how they work - too much of a black box

Wikipedia

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Wikipedia
January, 2001

Pros

Supported by a huge, passionate community of Wikipedians
Open-content, open-source
Updated every second of the day

Cons

Sometimes the subject of controversies over the accuracy of its content
Phony experts can easily add bad information (confidence, supporting detail)
Easily Edited

Windows Media Player

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Windows Media Player

Pros

Mini-player
comes bundled with Windows
has all the bells and whistles you would expect

Cons

Will not play licensed media without internet connection or licence
Awful library management functions
Player tends to freeze, pause, etc with lots of codecs on the machine

Microsoft Office Outlook

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Microsoft Office Outlook

$69.00

Pros

Lots of funtionality
Good interface

Cons

Been left to wither by Microsoft
not freeware
Unstable and buggy

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron"

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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron"
April, 2008

Pros

Freely distributed
Available as a "Live" CD to try it out before installing
Simple installation through Wubi.

Cons

Not all commercial software has Linux versions or ports
Missing drivers for proprietary hardware.
Fails to support a large amount of recent Samsung monitors. Fix is available but requires low-level engineering and cannot be performed by new users!

Linux

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Linux
August, 1991

Pros

Free and open-source
Strong developer community
Enterprise-class server operating system

Cons

Not all hardware is readily supported.
Most Windows programs aren't available in Linux versions
Poor support from hardware manufacturers, few machines come with full Linux support.

Microsoft Windows Vista

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Microsoft Windows Vista
January, 2007

$233.79

Pros

Much better compatibility with 64-bit hardware
Simple instalation from scratch (GUI really helps installation)
Works on almost any recent hardware from any manufaturer

Cons

Performance can be much better
Default installation comes with many bloated eye-candy settings enabled that slow your computer down
User Access Control is a huge pain

Windows Live Messenger

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Windows Live Messenger

Pros

Free
customizable through third party tools such as apatch and Messenger Plus!
lots of features

Cons

Requires registration with MSN.
Not compatible with ICQ.
Not compatible with Google chat.

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