On 14 Ago, 14:30, Linonut wrote:
> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/0...ave-attempts-t...
>
> Vista: Pay it Forward!
>
> Brooks also noted that "Windows Vista is an investment in the long
> term. When you make the investment into Windows Vista, it's going to
> pay it forward into the operating system we call Windows 7."
>
> Pay it forward? Is Windows 7 going to be a free upgrade to Windows Vista
> users, in the same way Apple is expected to offer the next Mac OS X 10.6
> Snow Leopard release to existing users of 10.5 Leopard?
>
> That's highly unlikely, as Microsoft can't sustain its egregious
> profits collected through the Windows monopoly by giving away updates
> for free. Windows Vista raised the price of Windows, putting a new
> definition on the phrase "pay it forward."
>
> Pay it forward? Then why does the consumer feel it in the behind?
>
> Reality Impairment at Microsoft
>
> Talking out one's ass appears to be a job requirement for all
> Microsoft executives, starting at the top. A serious case of reality
> impairment has resulted in the paradox of the company both admitting
> that Vista is flawed and "broke a lot of things," while at
> the same time maintaining that Vista's reputation is entirely the
> fault of stupid customers and a comically unflattering portrayal by
> its competitor.
>
> What did Microsoft say?
>
> "Printers didn't work. Games felt sluggish."
>
> Then they took a stroll in the Mojave desert, smoked some peyote, and
> all was mellow.
>
> --
> You will be reincarnated as a toad; and you will be much happier.


Hah! I see that Daniel is back from vacation. More:


Nearly two years after Windows Vista was finally released, Microsoft
has remained unable to shake off its reputation as being slow,
incompatible with existing hardware and software, and generally a poor
and overpriced product that nobody wants.