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$100 Million Marketing Push For Vista
GecKo213 writes "Microsoft is touting a $100 million marketing campaign promoting Windows Vista and encouraging software developers to build new programs. With the longest gap ever between major releases of Windows operating systems -- the current version, Windows XP, was launched in late 2001 -- Microsoft is facing pressure from its partners and developers to deliver technology that will convince users to upgrade. If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?"
"If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?"
give me hookers and beer for 200$, alex
That about, 1 maybe 2 laser satellites to take the world hostage
If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?
Actually, $100 Million would be enough to convince me to switch to Vista.
Unfortunately, I presume that the whole $100 Million won't be available to just me.
myke
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You'd think that with $100 Million they could have come up with a better code name!
Actually, the $100 Million should do just fine. You want my address to mail a check to or do you want to wire it to my account?
> I won't buy another pair of shoes untill they get a hole
MS is one step ahead of you. They ship brand new OSes with lots of holes in them.
My other car is first.
They don't to spend $100,000,000 to get me on board.... I've already disabled all my antivirus and antispyware, and my computer is still too fast for my software.
Leave it to MS to give me an excuse to upgrade... they've succeeded where countless other viruses and worms have not!
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If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?"
No DRM, no trying to control my computer, faster reboots and fewer reasons to need to. More control with less complications. Interoperability. Open standards. The ability to use software my way.
Shit, I just described Linux. Never mind.
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
100m? I think I will switch for FREE (as will most while the internet exists)
SS
Well, Balmer is the last man standing - all his chairs are broken...
If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?
How about a OS that isn't a big steaming pile of dog crap packaged in an optical disc format?
Man, you should consider upgrading to one of these puppies
The Internet is full. Go Away!!!
"If $100 Million dollars won't make you want to switch to Vista, what will?"
A job.
Democrats or Republicans. They are both taking us to the same place and they are not afraid of us anymore.
Yes, if Microsoft personally gave me 100 million dollars then I would switch to Vista, totally turn my back on Linux and all other operating systems and be a poster-boy for everything Microsoft.
Hell, give me 10,000 bucks and I'd do it. But that's about the lowest I'd accept...anything lower and it just wouldn't be worth it. OH, and also have a provision that I could opt-out after a year.
I'll wait by my phone now for Microsofts call.
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2005 05:22:11 +0200
From: STEVEB [steveb@microsoft.com]
Subject: DEAR FREIND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
Dear Freind,
I am a personal assitant to Bill Gates the Richest man in World and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO:MICROSOFT (The Largest Software Company)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of The total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF As a personal consultant to him, authority Was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American politician For his last deal with my boss Bill Gates.
Already the funds have left the shore of Redmon to an European private Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried out.While I was on the process, My Boss....
Just switch operating systems on computer and monies will be yours.
PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL BOX:(balmerbaby@gmail.com) Thank you very much Regards Steve B.
Developers! Developers! Developers....!
If you disagree with me on social issues, then it's pretty clear that you are a narrow-minded bigot.
Tell me what they AREN'T changing.
The unpleasant nature of their licensing policies?
What would Lemmy do?
Yeah...well I'm gonna build my own Vista, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the Vista.
-- How many sigs are as useless as this one?
A new vista out your window?
Yes, I'd like that. Could mine over look the ocean? Some pine trees near by would be nice as well.
This message was brought to you by "Lack of Sleep."
All versions of Vista will be crippled -- by DRM. In order to play DRMd media, it will only play through the Protected Media Path (PiMP).
XP is the last version of Windows I will personally own, or will support for friends and family (work, however, will continue to be work, whatever it is.) I have no personal need for any of the supposed "features" that would be inflicted on me by Vista.
John
You got me wondering what the Vista them song is going to be.
I'm assuming it'll be some kind of classic rock tune with a not-so-subtle connection to the OS name, with a chorus like "I can see for miles and miles", "I can see clearly now" or maybe even a cameo of some kind, like Arnie saying "Hasta La Vista Baby" while deleting porno off his Dell.
I nominate "Berserker" from Clerks as the Vista theme.
"...always new atoms but always doing the same dance, remembering what the dance was yesterday." -Richard Feynman
Why not just give out the first million copies for free instead. That will at least build a user base.
If you couldn't afford $100 writing Windows drivers, I shudder to think how much you'll earn writing Linux desktop apps. Hope your users are generous PayPal donators. ZZiing!
TODO: come up with a clever sig
If i was a musician every song I wrote would be about freedom. That way all my songs would end up in commercials.
evil is as evil does