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Microsoft Responds to DOT Ban on Vista, Office, IE

Posted by samzenpus on from the words-words-words dept.

roscoetoon writes "From the blog of Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's response to the DOT's charges? A corporate spokeswoman sent this statement, via e-mail: (caution: microbrain double-speak ahead) ... "We respect the customer's decision. As with any of our other Federal customers, it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology. We are engaged with large, strategic customers across government at every level, and are working closely with them on these products through their participation in our Technical Adoption Programs.""

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  1. Watch out by Simple-Simmian · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's pr speak for we are going to Congress and MAKE you buy it little man!

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    1. Re:Watch out by CityZen · · Score: 4, Funny

      Alternate versions:

      -We're going to make them an offer they can't refuse.

      -Once you join the family, you can never leave.

  2. Buzzword Bingo by Ctrl+Alt+De1337 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology. We are engaged with large, strategic customers across government at every level, and are working closely with them on these products through their participation in our Technical Adoption Programs.

    Um, Mrs. Foley? Bingo, ma'am.

    with apologies to Scott Adams

  3. Re:Dramatic improvements? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    After the incident on Mars, I will never trust the UAC again.

  4. Funny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We were just talking about Lice and their hosts...

  5. Re:Well... by heyyou_overhere · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have also been running vista for two months straight without restarting it. Office 2007 runs great on my computer, and I am especially impressed by the ri- Oooh look! A shiny coin!

  6. In other words... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology...

    We are Microsoft. Lower your Firewalls and surrender your systems. We will add your cultural and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your IT departments will adapt to service us.

    Resistance is futile.

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    1. Re:In other words... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ah, you beat me to that one. But I have another:

      "I have maximized the value of our Enterprise Agreement. Pray I do not maximize it further."

  7. Reading Microsoft's reply... by trudyscousin · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I had to be certain I was not reading the subject of the previous Slashdot story, "The Coevolution of Lice & Their Hosts."

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  8. Re:Well... by sumdumass · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quite your complaining.

    Did I mention Novell and GPLv3 recently?

    That should keep you busy for a while.

  9. Re:Really? by Stephen+Samuel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did Microsoft actually SAY anything? Yes:
    "We are The Borg, you will comply." It's right there in between the lines.
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