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Microsoft Vista, IE7 Banned By U.S. DOT
An anonymous reader writes "According to a memo being reported on by Information week, the US Department of Transportation has issued a moratorium on upgrading Microsoft products. Concerns over costs and compatability issues has lead the federal agency to prevent upgrades from XP to Vista, as well as to stop users from moving to IE 7 and Office 2007. As the article says, 'In a memo to his staff, DOT chief information officer Daniel Mintz says he has placed "an indefinite moratorium" on the upgrades as "there appears to be no compelling technical or business case for upgrading to these new Microsoft software products. Furthermore, there appears to be specific reasons not to upgrade."'"
It was like the sound of thousands of MSFT reps all calling their elected representatives at once.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
MS is bad!
But the government never does anything right!
But MS is bad!
But the government never does anything right!
But MS is bad!
But the government never does anything right!
*head explodes*
blow your mind already
IE7 is a complete heap of shit. Someone should have told Microsoft that not all .html files come from a remote host. Some of them are supposed to reside on the local hard drive.
.html files that contain no active content whatsoever, God kills a gnu.
Every time IE7 spews pointless ActiveX security warnings on
*Warning*
Operating systems may appear more compatible then they are...
You can't talk about Wikipedia's flaws on Wikipedia
...they just write letters.
My turnips listen for the soft cry of your love
1968: "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM"
1996: "nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft"
2007: "you're both fired!"
Most of the stuff on
Who is this pete? And why doesn't he like curved driver side mirrors?
Once I was a four stone apology. Now I am two separate gorillas.
I get sick of hearing all the lies and FUD that the anti-Windows crowd spreads all over the place. Microsoft , is the unsung hero of the computer world and internet commerce. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have the booming businesses bringing millions of dollars into the hands of simple and plain people like you and me all around the world. Microsoft beyond bringing startling innovation and major progress to the computer world has also indirectly created an infinite number of business and wealth creation opportunities with every PC out there whether in business or at home on your desk. That alone is the MOST compelling reason. By preventing the distribution of Microsoft's latest and greatest to the largest possible number of PCs, these sorts of actions are essentially trying to prevent the lubrication of the orifices of commerce. I plea with you to please reconsider your actions.
Respectfully,
Davis Hawke
-"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
Not just any Department either. But the one that is specifically taksed with investigating and reducing crashes;-)
If brevity is the soul of wit, then how does one explain Twitter?
I'd get a boner if someone would offer me 19 years of job security.
;)
With math skills like that, please don't hold your breath!
What do you mean? Sounds like he's got a fine career as a high-flying CFO ahead of him.
My spoon is too big.
....And except that she's the one pulling the boner....
If that were factual, Microsoft would make sure that all GNUs are extinct the day after the next Patch Tuesday.
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Can you say BIRTH TAX