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[News] [Rival] "Using Windows is like kicking a dead whale down the beach"

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] "Using Windows is like kicking a dead whale down the beach"
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:35:51 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Using Windows Is Like...

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| A long time ago at a Usenix conference (I think 
| it was the one in Salt Lake City), there was a 
| "quiz" passed around. I'm going to update one 
| of the questions I remember from that, because 
| it is absolutely perfect for what I just went 
| through.
| 
| Fill in the blank: Using Windows is like 
| kicking a ________ down the beach.
| 
| The correct answer is dead whale.
| 
| [...]
| 
| I started again, with the newer disk, and this 
| time it worked. Well, "worked" might not be the 
| right word, especially for anything to do with 
| Windows, but at least it installed without 
| error. So after another 6 hours of 
| update/reboot/download 
| drivers/update/reboot/whatever, it was working 
| again.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014389o-2000498448b,00.htm


Recent:

Microsoft's Windows 7 Launch Parties Prove Predictably Pathetic

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| You may remember that prior to its 
| release, Microsoft tried to hype their new 
| operating system Windows 7 with a series 
| of exclusive "launch parties."The 
| promotions folks in Redmond have been 
| known for some screwy logic. But this one 
| was truly baffling.
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http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/10/microsofts_windows_7_launch_pa.php
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