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____/ Homer on Saturday 24 Oct 2009 12:51 : \____
> Even Microsoft's army of Munchkins are silent at the unleashing of Vista
> 7. Compare the silence to the noise the shills made here in COLA, at the
> launch of Vista. It was like a zoo during mating season.
>
> So what went wrong?
>
> Apart from the fact Vista 7 is just a rebadged Vista, and so there's not
> really anything to announce, much less celebrate, Microsoft are probably
> keen to avoid looking like idiots, like they did last time, by screaming
> like a bunch of chimps about something that turned out to be nothing but
> an embarrassment.
>
> And of course, with their Windows revenue rapidly going down the toilet,
> their budget probably wouldn't cover the necessary "marketing expenses",
> i.e. fake grassroots astroturfing and bribery, anyway.
>
> I look forward to watching the Vole bleed to death, over the next couple
> of years. Let's hope it's all over faster than the SCO fiasco.
I was rather surprised by how 'unhyped' Vista 7 has been. For almost a year in advance Microsoft
has built up and hype and something went wrong this week/month. Dvorak mentioned this too.
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~~ Best of wishes
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--Brad Silverberg, Microsoft
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