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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: July 08, 2003 Hi-tech babble baffles many (BBC) -- "Terms such as MP3 and Bluetooth are only understood by a small number of people, a report by a consumer research group found. The findings are bad news for the industry, as it suggests that the baffling terms are putting people off buying the latest gadget."
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Also, much to the point, their Jargon Quiz doesn't fail when you deliberately work your correct answers down to zero, though I did believe their assessment of: 'You should be able to just about to see through the babble spouted by a gadget salesperson' should have stopped long before 2 correct. Posted by: Wolf on July 9, 2003 08:13 AM
Can you imagine what the researchers are thinking when they initially talked to the AMD personnel who commissioned the work? "Don't these guys have any interaction with non-technical people?" "This is going to be an easy job. We already know the results and the client will completely surprised by them." "And they want a large-scale, international survey! This is like taking candy from a baby." Summary report here: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_8524,00.html Registration required for full report Posted by: Ron Zeno on July 10, 2003 03:39 PM
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