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1. 
   Review - foobar2000

   0.7.7 (Jan 3, 2004)

   this is getting kind of childish. voice your opinion about the program and then shut up. there's no reason to repeatedly try to drag it down if you hate it, or try to inflate it's rating if you love it. and yes i know i'm being hypercritical by rating again, but too bad!

2. 
   Review - iTunes for Windows

   4.1.0.52 (Oct 17, 2003)

   I was really looking forward to this program, and it failed to deliver. The first thing it did was wipe everything off my Ipod as it brilliantly synced with my empty music library.. and then proceeded to crash 4 times as I tried to add music to it.

3. 
   Review - AOL Instant Messenger 5.0 Ad Remover

   1.0.2867 (Jul 12, 2002)

   Getting rid of the ad space while you're set away would be nice.. and also it'd be nice if you could make the buddylist smaller. 5.0's is just too freakin wide, it's ugly. Those are just things I'd like to see anyway, but so far this is nice.

4. 
   Review - AOL Instant Messenger for Windows

   4.8.2646 Beta (Jan 24, 2002)

   I've been having problems with AIM since upgrading to XP Pro. Whenever I run it I get an error message saying Point of entry unknown, 'the procedure entry point DebugMemStats could not be located in the dynamic link library oscore.dll' Anyyone come across this error and/or know how to fix it? Compatability mode is a half-assed quick fix, the program crashes if you right click in a IM window.

5. Comment - Why a Verizon iPhone wouldn't work (for Verizon)

   4.8.2646 Beta (Oct 10, 2009 - 12:14 AM)

   i'm 99.99% sure that the percentage mentioned should be 4,932%

6. Comment - Windows 7: Obviously I've struck a nerve

   4.8.2646 Beta (Aug 24, 2009 - 9:19 PM)

   That's a bit harsh.. All the release info and reviews are on fileforum, and software is still covered here on BetaNews proper. Personally I'm just glad the site is still around. There have been some dark days (were you around for the eFront debacle?) but I'm not inherently against all types of technology news. I just don't think this is the proper forum for dumb'ed down stuff.

7. Comment - Apple 'has not rejected Google Voice application,' says it rejects 20% of submitted apps

   4.8.2646 Beta (Aug 24, 2009 - 8:48 PM)

   Have you used an iPhone? Apps can't replace core functionality. You hit the home button and the app closes and you go back to the home screen. Also GV doesn't upload anything, it merely access the local address book.. no contacts are synced with Google's servers.

8. Comment - Windows 7: Obviously I've struck a nerve

   4.8.2646 Beta (Aug 24, 2009 - 6:52 PM)

   I agree that.. any bozo can find anything on the internet with the help of Google or various other search engines. But you're missing my point. That bozo isn't the part of the core base of this site. I can't remember who wrote the article, but was only a few months ago that the files totally moved over to fileforum and Betanews was going to get 'more technical'. And well, Carmi's article was not at all directed at the.. more technical people.

9. Comment - Windows 7: Obviously I've struck a nerve

   4.8.2646 Beta (Aug 24, 2009 - 5:54 PM)

   So first off let me say I'm glad you seem to have taken something away from comments/reaction to your Don't Upgrade article. You're not taking it personally,learning about your audience, and hopefully how to engage them (without causing a flame war). My only comment would be.. shouldn't you have done this a bit sooner? Just looking at the site's name, "Betanews", that's a pretty clear indication that programs/articles here aren't intended for the trailing edge folks (your mother-in-law and daughter examples included) but the fearless, early adopting big spenders you described.