Re: Keeping the spin going, Gates says Vista has been incredibly well received

[Philip <me@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Philip ] on Wednesday 21 February 2007 00:23 \__
>
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070220/tc_nm/microsoft_gates_dc_2
> >
> > "People who sell PCs have seen a very nice lift in their sales. People
> > have come in and wanted to buy Vista," Gates told reporters at an Ottawa
> > news conference.'
> >
> > Asked by Reuters if there was anything that would make Microsoft
> > cautious about the outlook for Vista, Gates replied: "I don't know what
> > you mean. Vista's had an incredible reception.
>
> Never ever trust /anything/ that Bill Gates says.
>
> Gates deposition videos
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Boies: Do you remember that in January, 1996, a lot of OEMs were
> | bundling non-Microsoft browsers?
> | 
> | Gates: I'm not sure.
> | 
> | Boies: What were the non-Microsoft browsers that you were
> | concerned about in January of 1996?
> | 
> | Gates: What's the question? You're trying to get me to recall
> | what other browsers I was thinking about when I wrote that sentence?
> | 
> | Boies: No, because you've told me that you don't know what you
> | were thinking about when you wrote that sentence.
> | 
> | Gates: Right.
> | 
> | Boies: What I'm trying to do is get you to tell me what
> | non-Microsoft browsers you were concerned about in January of
> | 1996. If it had been only one, I probably would have used the
> | name of it. Instead I seem to be using the term non-Microsoft
> | browsers. My question is what non-Microsoft browsers were you 
> | concerned about in January of 1996?
> | 
> | Gates: I'm sure -- what's the question? Is it -- are you asking
> | me about when I wrote this e-mail or what are you asking me about?
> | 
> | Boies: I'm asking you about January of 1996.
> | 
> | Gates: That month?
> | 
> | Boies: Yes, sir.
> | 
> | Gates: And what about it?
> | 
> | Boies: What non-Microsoft browsers were you concerned about in
> | January of 1996?
> | 
> | Gates: I don't know what you mean "concerned."
> | 
> | Boies: What is it about the word "concerned" that you don't
> | understand?
> | 
> | Gates: I'm not sure what you mean by it. 
> `----
>
> http://wincent.com/a/about/wincent/weblog/archives/2007/02/gates_depositio.php

Wow, BG must have taken lessons from Clinton.