The 20 Most Annoying (& Crappy) Tech Products

We here at Crappy Software HQ know we aren't the only ones who recognize crap when we see it. PC World recently polled its readers for their choices of annoying tech products.

Some things are annoying by their very nature. But when the annoyances stem from stuff you've paid for or products you rely on to get things done, that really takes the cake.

Unlike PC World's "25 Worst Products of All Time," irksome products aren't necessarily bad, buggy, or dangerous. But they all have one or two traits that make you want to wrap them in 200 pounds of steel cable and toss them off the side of a boat. From stupid features and rude behavior to brain-dead design and poor corporate policies, these 20 products have truly annoyed us over the years, and some continue to do so.

And the winners... er... losers are:

1. AOL CDs
2. Windows Me
3. Anything With DRM
4. McAfee Internet Security, Symantec Norton Internet Security (combined vote)
5. RealPlayer
6. Bonzi Buddy
7. MySpace
8. Windows Update
9. Windows Vista
10. Apple QuickTime

The staff at Crappy Software has experienced all of these products except Windows Vista. We can certify that they are, indeed, crap.

For more on this crap (with photos), see:

PC World - The 20 Most Annoying Tech Products