Over the past two days, I've been working with a prototype Windows 8 tablet – really a PC – and finding that instead of a disappointing mish-mash of Windows XP and some strange touch UI that the Windows Metro/desktop system is actually quite cool and quite intuitive.
Instead, a series of disappointing quarterly financial results, criticisms from merchant partners and accounting troubles have weighed heavily on its stock.
In such moments the band compel and astound, but too often, when you expect to be feeling that knot in your gut, instead lies a sense of disappointing detachment.
After the company's announcement, it was clear that this would be the third consecutive year of disappointing results, instead of the "year of recovery" that Mr. Daft had promised when he was named to Coke's top job last month.
I think the way they've handled it is very disappointing, instead of just wishing me good luck.
Unless something happens soon, the company's crowdsourced experiment is shaping up to go out with a whimper, instead of a bang, a disappointing end for a project that almost gave the world a virtual reality diving mask and a glove that plays the piano.
Instead of giving the Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week to one of the candidates or incumbents who lost their Senate races this week, though, we're going to give it to a Democrat who actually won his race, after his challenger just conceded today.
Finding a circus instead of solitude can be mighty disappointing.
said: "It's extremely disappointing that instead of looking for ways to make their customers' lives easier during these difficult times, the banks are piling on the misery by continuing to hit them with unfairly high unauthorised overdraft fees.
It is disappointing that instead of talking about why Trump's message is divisive and hateful, we're talking about disruptions by a small number of protesters".
