Wonder if Microsoft is trying to set the expectation that Vista will be late, .. then turn around and ship it *earlier* than expected, much to the delight of all of the MS fans?
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Gotta luv this:
And people still buy this trash.. if they want a clean/simple to use/stable OS i think WWDC '06 will surely get more people to jump from the sinking ship of Microsoft..
And people still buy this trash.. if they want a clean/simple to use/stable OS i think WWDC '06 will surely get more people to jump from the sinking ship of Microsoft..
Of course, for the vast majority of users, the OS will have been pre-installed on the computer and they rarely if ever have to go through the OS install process.iphil said:And people still buy this trash.. if they want a clean/simple to use/stable OS i think WWDC '06 will surely get more people to jump from the sinking ship of Microsoft..
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Stay with XP
It think it is time for SP3 for XP. Perhaps it is time to scrap Vista and focus on just keeping the current stuff working. They have a large enough marketshare and most users are not switching to Linux or Macs anytime soon. XP can limb along for another 50 years or more.
It is costing too much money to get that small stuborn Mac user base to switch to Windows.
It think it is time for SP3 for XP. Perhaps it is time to scrap Vista and focus on just keeping the current stuff working. They have a large enough marketshare and most users are not switching to Linux or Macs anytime soon. XP can limb along for another 50 years or more.
It is costing too much money to get that small stuborn Mac user base to switch to Windows.
I don't have to post that video, do I?jaydub said:losing it? I'd say he lost it.
As far as him "losing" it, that would require him having it in the first place.
Whatever "it" is anyway.
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Notice how it didn't take long for them to go back to putting Gates in the spotlight after he went from being CEO to Chief Architect or whatever he is now.
mkrishnan said:Notice how it didn't take long for them to go back to putting Gates in the spotlight after he went from being CEO to Chief Architect or whatever he is now.
Grand Pooh-bah. He now wears a red fez with a tassel.
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FF_productions said:
Must've been someone talking about the MAC address of the built-in wireless on their Dell. Should learn to capitalize acronyms.
This just in:
Duke Nukem Forever (3D Realms) will be bundled with Windows Vista!
After a drawn out Q&A session with Steve Ballmer (CEO: Microsoft), reporters managed to confirm that Vista delays were related to Microsoft's wish to include the much-anticipated game in their next-generation OS. Frustrated users remarked that it was an irresponsible move on Microsoft's part and that "They should have just released it in 2004 when all the interface changes to XP were done, and it was essentially ready to ship. I can't believe they've been stringing us along for this." Ballmer was unavailable for comment, but a Microsoft representative stated that "We missed the 'Get me out of here!' signal, so the press conference went on longer than planned. We were all hoping to keep [Duke Nukem Forever] a surprise until we released Vista."
Duke Nukem Forever (3D Realms) will be bundled with Windows Vista!
After a drawn out Q&A session with Steve Ballmer (CEO: Microsoft), reporters managed to confirm that Vista delays were related to Microsoft's wish to include the much-anticipated game in their next-generation OS. Frustrated users remarked that it was an irresponsible move on Microsoft's part and that "They should have just released it in 2004 when all the interface changes to XP were done, and it was essentially ready to ship. I can't believe they've been stringing us along for this." Ballmer was unavailable for comment, but a Microsoft representative stated that "We missed the 'Get me out of here!' signal, so the press conference went on longer than planned. We were all hoping to keep [Duke Nukem Forever] a surprise until we released Vista."
Abstract said:Wow, I thought someone must have revived an old thread.
Hahaha, at first I thought you were serious, then I realised just how subtle your humour is Abstract.
Think of it this way. "Continual lateness" is Vista's biggest built-in feature, and apparently one that Apple can't duplicate.dornoforpyros said:
I didn't know children have tails.dornoforpyros said:
Thomas Veil said:Think of it this way. "Continual lateness" is Vista's biggest built-in feature, and apparently one that Apple can't duplicate.
The automatic system restore feature in Vista rolls your system back to XP SP2.