__/ [ Stuart Krivis ] on Monday 21 August 2006 21:26 \__
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:12:02 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ Darth Chaos ] on Sunday 20 August 2006 06:13 \__
>>
>>>
>>> Jim wrote:
>>>> Had a look at Vista Beta 2 today.
>>>> Never again.
>>>> Three words: Kludgy. Ugly. Slow.
>>>> I ran away screaming.
>>>> Now I have to go clean my eyeballs with a wire brush.
>>>> bbl.
>>>> --
>>>> http://dotware.co.uk
>>>> You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change
>>>> something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
>>>> - R. Buckminster Fuller
>>>
>>> I run dual-boot Xandros and WinXP. I use Xandros to go online (I have
>>> Amarok 1.3 on there)...I use WinXP solely for DVDShrink in conjunction
>>> with Nero 6.
>>>
>>> For online stuff, Xandros (and all other Linux distros) blow XP out of
>>> the water.
>>>
>>> I think even Freespire 1.0 (regular and OSS versions) is better than
>>> XP.
>>>
>>> I think deep down, people want an OS that "just works". I don't think
>>> people really want the fancy-schmancy memory-hogging graphical
>>> hibbity-jibbity that Windows XP and Vista has. I think Windows Vista
>>> will be a poor seller at first, but they'll probably start doing ads
>>> for Vista with A-list female celebs saying crap like "If you use
>>> Windows Vista, I might fuck you silly" and the sheeple will probably
>>> fall for these ads.
>>
>>They already have that planned with Oprah. The PR people said so although
>>it was merely a projection at the time.
>>
>
> New on Oprah: "I was a whore for Microsoft!"
She'll seek help from Dr. Phil when she catches that first viral infection.
Ballmer is Phil's evil twin brother...
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