* Linonut peremptorily fired off this memo:

> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...tation-co.html
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> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg
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>
> Tags:
>
> * Apple,
> * Mac,
> * Microsoft,
> * Windows,
> * embarrassing

By the way, that picture deserves a spelling flame:

"Business Leadership and Digital Innovation for Future Graduated"

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____/ Linonut on Wednesday 30 April 2008 14:45 : \____

> * Linonut peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>>
http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...tation-co.html
>>
>> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg
>>
>>
>> Tags:
>>
>> * Apple,
>> * Mac,
>> * Microsoft,
>> * Windows,
>> * embarrassing
>
> By the way, that picture deserves a spelling flame:
>
> "Business Leadership and Digital Innovation for Future Graduated"

Probably a mischievous photographer showing up at the right time and
opportunity. Still, it's hilarious. You know, some Microsoft employees
actually *do* use Macbooks (with Windows or OS X). Remember Allchin's famous
E-mail? It scares Ballmer when he sees how many Softies rely on Google
(search), Firefox and other such stuff. Reporters say so.

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Maybe someone should introduce him to Ubuntu.

"Linonut" wrote in message
news:_z_Rj.44594$%15.8311@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
>
> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...tation-co.html
>
> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg
>
>
> Tags:
>
> * Apple,
> * Mac,
> * Microsoft,
> * Windows,
> * embarrassing
>
> To the below: "... and a Mac"

You seem to have forgotten that MS Office is the most popular program there
is for a Mac. Using it for a PowerPoint presentation isn't an embarassment,
it is a team work effort.

In article <_z_Rj.44594$%15.8311@bignews7.bellsouth.net>,
Linonut wrote:

> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...-presentation-
> co.html
>
> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg

I'm curious. How do you know that:

1. He isn't doing what Linus does: use Apple hardware to run a non-Apple
OS. (iMacs are excellent Windows machines...well, to the extent that a
Windows machine *can* be excellent)?

2. He isn't using a machine that was provided by the venue at which he
is speaking? It's reasonably common for the venue to provide the
projector, the computer to control it, and software that can handle
PowerPoint presentations.

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* Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:

> In article <_z_Rj.44594$%15.8311@bignews7.bellsouth.net>,
> Linonut wrote:
>
>> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...-presentation-
>> co.html
>>
>> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg
>
> I'm curious. How do you know that:
>
> 1. He isn't doing what Linus does: use Apple hardware to run a non-Apple
> OS. (iMacs are excellent Windows machines...well, to the extent that a
> Windows machine *can* be excellent)?
>
> 2. He isn't using a machine that was provided by the venue at which he
> is speaking? It's reasonably common for the venue to provide the
> projector, the computer to control it, and software that can handle
> PowerPoint presentations.



You must be a real blast at parties.

--
The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy way to
factor large prime numbers.
-- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead (1995), hardcover edition (corrected in
paperback)

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:10 -0400, Linonut wrote:

> The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy
> way to factor large prime numbers.
> -- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead (1995), hardcover edition (corrected in
> paperback)

I used to have that as my tagline, many years ago. I still have the
book, but I'd forgotten all about the quote. Thanks.

In article ,
Joe User wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:10 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>
> > The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy
> > way to factor large prime numbers.
> > -- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead (1995), hardcover edition (corrected in
> > paperback)
>
> I used to have that as my tagline, many years ago. I still have the
> book, but I'd forgotten all about the quote. Thanks.

So you've established that Gates accidently said "prime" when he meant
to say "composite". Why is that interesting?


--
--Tim Smith

Linonut wrote:

>
http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...tation-co.html
>
> http://blog.internetnews.com/apatriz...c5e0e339bb.jpg
>
>
> Tags:
>
> * Apple,
> * Mac,
> * Microsoft,
> * Windows,
> * embarrassing
>
> To the below: "... and a Mac"

He probably threw a chair at his Vista ME laptop.

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

amicus_curious wrote:

> You seem to have forgotten that MS Office is the most popular program
> there is for a Mac. Â*Using it for a PowerPoint presentation isn't an
> embarassment, it is a team work effort.

And Ballmer doesn't have to use Vista ME! A win-win situation!

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

* Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:

> In article ,
> Joe User wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:10 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>>
>> > The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy
>> > way to factor large prime numbers.
>> > -- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead (1995), hardcover edition (corrected in
>> > paperback)
>>
>> I used to have that as my tagline, many years ago. I still have the
>> book, but I'd forgotten all about the quote. Thanks.
>
> So you've established that Gates accidently said "prime" when he meant
> to say "composite". Why is that interesting?

True. He always uses "innovate" when he means to say "acquire", too.

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for. So yes. -- Bill Gates, On his use of YouTube to watch videos. "Bill Gates
on ...the Competition" in The Wall Street Journal (19 June 2006); also quoted
in "Bill Gates' piracy confession" at ComputerWorld.com

* RonB peremptorily fired off this memo:

> amicus_curious wrote:
>
>> You seem to have forgotten that MS Office is the most popular program
>> there is for a Mac. *Using it for a PowerPoint presentation isn't an
>> embarassment, it is a team work effort.

It may be the best seller on amazon.com, but popular? Nope:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/software/229643

It gets only 3 stars.

I can't believe people would pay $130 for it, anyway.

> And Ballmer doesn't have to use Vista ME! A win-win situation!

Ballmer's not much on proofreading, either.

--
Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be
defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical
sequence that will achieve a particular goal.
-- Stewart Alsop

Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
> * Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:

>> So you've established that Gates accidently said "prime" when he
>> meant to say "composite". Why is that interesting?
>
> True. He always uses "innovate" when he means to say "acquire", too.

Nice comeback.

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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:52:00 -0700,
Tim Smith wrote:
> In article ,
> Joe User wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:10 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>>
>> > The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy
>> > way to factor large prime numbers.
>> > -- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead (1995), hardcover edition (corrected in
>> > paperback)
>>
>> I used to have that as my tagline, many years ago. I still have the
>> book, but I'd forgotten all about the quote. Thanks.
>
> So you've established that Gates accidently said "prime" when he meant
> to say "composite". Why is that interesting?
>
>


Actually, I believe the mistake Gates made, was that he meant to say
(large) prime factors of large numbers. Since that's the basis of many asymetric
key systems.


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