__/ [ unionpenny@xxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 16 May 2006 22:51 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Mathew P. ] on Saturday 06 May 2006 03:37 \__
>>
>> > On 2006-05-06, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx spake thusly:
>
> [...]
>
>> > You are all witnessing history, folks. Someday, your grandchildren are
>> > going to be asking you, "Grandpa, Do you remember where you were, and
>> > what you were doing, when Microsoft Died?"
>>
>>
>> It will *not* happen overnight. But it *is* happening. Search engine
>> dropped from 14% to 11% in just one quarter; Vista, Office, Origami are
>> delayed; XBox 360 accumulates heavy losses due to its higher-than-expected
>> cost and mechanical issues that force a replacements. Among many other
>> things...
>
> Overnight death? No. But another way to put this is: "Grandpa, Do you
> remember where you were, and what you were doing, when Microsoft jumped
> the shark?"
>
> http://www.jumptheshark.com/
>
><snip />
I used to love that site, circa 1999. I still have some pages from that site
-- ones that I saved on my hard-drive for off-line reading (modem days,
travelling, etc.).
Best wishes,
Roy
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