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Through The Steve Ballmer Looking Glass

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the chortle dept.

Class Act Dynamo writes "I was browsing for a video clip I saw the other day, and I came across this clip from 15 years ago of Steve Ballmer pitching windows 1.0 in a television commercial. All I can say is WOW. Apparently, there was a big demand for integrating "LOTUS 1-2-3 with Miami Vice." You'll understand when you see the clip." Let it not be said that Microsoft has no sense of humor.

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  1. sense of humor by mrsbrisby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    of course they have a sense of humor. don't you see the full-page jokes they publish in IT journals?

    • 0$ > 6000$
    • 0$ > 9000$
    • 0$ > 13000$
    • 100Mbit network + 2000$ Windows 2003 PC is CHEAPER than a 100Mbit network + 60,000$ mainframe running linux! THEREFORE Windows 2003 PC is CHEAPER than running Linux!
    • Stealing is better than communism!
  2. Looks just like... by Mr.+Byaninch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... The guy in the question mark suit who hawks the 'free money' book. Lasko, I think.

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    1. Re:Looks just like... by Mr.+Byaninch · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Oops. I see somebody already made that connection - the governmentgrants.com guy. At least it keeps me from being the only one seeing that. And that's worth at least a horse turd or two, right?

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