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DRAM Makers Suffer Due to Lackluster Vista Adoption

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the betting-on-the-wrong-horse dept.

quixote9 writes "We've heard conflicting estimates of how widely adopted Vista has been. Now comes some hard data. DRAM makers ramped up to meet the huge expected demand for more memory needed by Vista. Except the demand hasn't materialized. Now they're suffering. Alternatively, maybe everyone's cleverly hacked their Ultimate Aero Glass Vista to fit on their old PCs."

16 of 395 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Or maybe by DrunkenTerror · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought they called that "XP".

  2. type in the article by ptr2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the OP meant DRM makers and not DRAM makers :)

    1. Re:type in the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think the author of the previous post meant TYPO instead of TYPE ;)

    2. Re:type in the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Then they are in violation of the DMCA for circumventing my anti-DRM joke DRM.

  3. Re:Notice how nobody is posting? by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You must be new here" "In Soviet Russia, Vista trolls YOU!" "Vista? Imagine a Beowulf of those!" "Netcraft reports Microsoft Vista DIEING!" I'll take the Cowboy Neal Option...

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  4. Translation: by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

    I paid $399 for Vista Ultimate. I thought it would net me beau coup geek cred. Now everyone's laughing at me!

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  5. Re:Or maybe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is the beginning of the end for microsoft. Yup. Now if only we could get Netcraft to confirm it...
  6. Re:Notice how nobody is posting? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody likes elitism....

    f u nub

  7. Re:Maybe by i_liek_turtles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe the people care more about doing work than how they look doing it?
    Tell that to a Mac user.
  8. Oh me oh my, this is tragic by jollyreaper · · Score: 2, Funny

    Man, I'm pissed. I had this brilliantly snarky reply all typed up and then realized the article is about DRAM, not DRM. Damn you, demons of proper context!

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  9. Re:I love cheap RAM by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    And it just keeps getting cheaper. Pretty soon, I expect Kellogg's to start stuffing a couple of gigs into boxes of Froot Loops.

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  10. Re:Or maybe by jgrahn · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you haven't tried Linux yet, plug in Ubuntu, its like Windows only free

    Thank you, I'll be using that phrase against a few Ubuntu-users I know.

  11. Re:Or maybe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those of us asking questions in the IRC channel would appreciate if you'd stop posting on Slashdot and get back to answering us!

  12. Re:Maybe by NoMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I bought my MacBook and friends commented on the glowing Apple logo on the lid, I explained "that's so people can tell how pretentious you are from the other side of the coffee shop!"

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  13. Re:Or maybe by Asm-Coder · · Score: 2, Funny

    Working out how to get further in oblivion is a higher priority.

    I like people who have their priorities straight.
  14. Re:Or maybe by caldodge · · Score: 3, Funny

    > If an Intel Quadcore overclocked to 4GHz with 4Mb RAM

    Well, there's your problem - with only 4Mb of RAM your system is swapped out most of the time.