Monday, June 2, 2008

Area Man Realizes Progress Bar on Download Software Represents Nothing

Little Rock, AR-While patiently waiting for his new HP Inkjet printer to install, David Reeds, 44, realized that the progress bar displayed on his computer screen represented “nothing” and that he was in fact going to miss the first 20 minutes of Star Trek IV.

“The progress bar showed the download was 99% done, but then I waited for 20 minutes,” Reeds said, glaring at his computer monitor. “That’s not progress at all.”

Reeds went on to voice his complaints in various online chat rooms and even videotaped the inaccurate progress bar to post on youtube. Now, downloaders across the nation are voicing their suspicions, while companies strangely remain unavailable for comment.

Best Buy employee Frank Goober: “I’m in charge of dusting the computer screens before closing.”

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