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Gates Admits Stripped Down Windows Possible
ChristTrekker writes "The Financial Times reports that Bill Gates admitted a stripped-down Windows is possible after all." This kinda contradicts a lot of other
stuff he's been saying. There's a few bits in the article worth a read.
I wonder if a stripped down version of the Windows OS would yeild better performance with the decreased overhead of the needless features...
:-)
If so, that would be great...you could then get Microsoft's patented "blue screen of death" in half the time!!!
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I was scanning the article quickly, and read this: bank cash machines. I swear that I saw an 'r' somewhere in that sentence!
If they strip windows enought maybe people could discover that it is only DOS in disguise!!
Microsoft *can* manufacture a stripped-down version of Windows without all the unnecessary bells and whistles.
This new product is called 'DOS'.
;)
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I'd rather see a stripped down version of Mrs. Gates. At least that would be of some value to a linux user.
These, and other stories, covered in DUH Magazine.
Heh...sorry for the rant. This Microsoft "admission" is something that's so obvious to people in software development. I'm glad someone realized that was a point they could make against Microsoft.
The thing I find most amazing about this whole thing is Microsoft saying "Other companies want to see Microsoft destroyed" and similar things. This is EXACTLY what Microsoft has been doing to countless other companies for YEARS.
To the Microsoft-flame mobile!
Ready the pro-linux comments! FIRE AT WILL!
That's impossible... the rich never lie.
He was only mistaken 2 years ago...
He was confused with all the technology talk...
He didn't understand the judge's Dialect...
He couldn't hear correctly as he was overly upset hearing about a possible bug in windows...
He couldnt sleep the night before worried that he was overpricing windows and wasn't thinking clearly..
He spend the night before helping homeless children learn linux, so he didnt think clearly...
I can make up tons of other excuses for him...
I am sure that Billy only has our best interests in mind.. he makes his products only for the good of all humanity...
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
"Mr Gates admitted that Windows XP Embedded, a version of Windows used in products such as bank cash machines, allowed programmers to pick and chose which functions they wanted."
oh phew, and i thought my wife's been cheating on me....
so where DID the money go?
my blog
Can I have a Windows with the bsod at random times functionality removed, please?
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The Gates Who Stole the Desktop
by NetRanger
(Imagine Boris Karloff reading this)
The Gates was quite in a fix now, you see,
With the Senators ready to charge perjury.
Everyone around had deserted his side,
And it was quite obvious that The Gates had lied.
But suddenly the Gates had an awful idea.
The Gates had a wonderful, awful idea!
"I can sell a version of Windows," the old Gatesy Gates hissed,
"With stripped down features. Won't the industry be pissed!"
So The Gates took his Windows, and stripped down the features.
He took out the Internet! He took out search creatures!
He took everything, everything but the price.
Then he wrapped it in packaging that looked quite nice.
When The Gates was done, he looked quite spent,
So shrink wrapped the box, and on the shelves it went.
"This will teach those fools," The Gates sneered and spote,
"When their voters get wind of this, it won't be for them they vote!"
But suddenly there was a cry of joy,
And everyone loved The Gates' new toy!
"My computer doesn't crash!" said one little Who,
"It doesn't slow down like it got the flu!"
And The Gates puzzled and puzzed until his puzzle was solved.
"Maybe Windows," he thought, "has after all been resolved!"
And his answer came with a cash register ring.
"I never had to add features. Not a ^&$@ thing!"
For years afterwards, The Gates played nice.
And he kept everything off, except for the price.
The Windows users continued to shout and sing,
But what really changed? Nada. Not a thing.
THE END
-- We live in a world where lemonade is artificial and soap has real lemon.
Opening trial questions,
......." ...." .Net services" .Net services offered over the internet. ...."
Mr Gates can you state your title at Microsoft for the record?
BG "Head Software Architect"
Mr Gates did you once state something primarly to the effect of "640K would be more than enough computer memory"?
BG "Yes, but
Mr Gates did you once state something primarly to the effect that the "internet was a passing fad that would not amount to much."
BG "Yes, but in my book
Mr Gates is not 256M or more recommended for Windows XP.
BG "Yes, but it will work with 64M"
Mr Gates is not IE and internet services not solidly the core of Windows.
BG "No, that would be
Mr Gates is
BG "Yes, but
So despite your current position as Grand Architect you have made some errors in predicting the future before. 640K is 1/100th the size of the current minimium to install windows. The internet is pretty much the core buisness model for Microsoft. Could you be wrong about market for a modularized OS?
BG "NO"
Sums it up nicely: ... ... an unfair advantage.)
In the courtroom at the stand
Gates: The proposed restrictions are too severe!
Gates: If they're imposed, I bet we'll have to stop selling Windows altogether!
Judge (banging gavel): Order in the court.
Judge: Everybody put your money away. I don't think Mr. Gates was literally offering that bet.
(Standard Tom Toles Small Print -- Gates: You can't give our competitors our most valuable asset
Eloi are stupid, throw morlocks at them!
I guess we'll have to wait and see if it is enough to buy a government.
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
But of course, you could still replace your liver with a bag of CornNuts, thus making it a 1:1 swap. In theory.
Of course any version of Windows can be embeded...
You just have to throw the disk at a wall hard enough.
There it is embeded.
Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
I think the answer is already in: it is enough to buy one federal governmnent and several state governments. However, they seem to have come up short with the remaining state governments. Considering the mailed-in results, they came up short when buying citizen's, too, only being able to purchase 1/3 of them outright. ;-)
-Paul Komarek
Is it only me or do most Windows zealots at
A man who wants nothing is invincible
Ok - but how do you really feel?
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