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Microsoft Should Abandon Vista?
mr_mischief writes "An editorial written by Don Reisinger over at CNet's News.com takes Microsoft to task for the outright failure of Vista. He suggests that Vista may be the downfall of the company as, despite years in development, Vista was delivered to market too early. His suggestion? Support those who are running it, but otherwise ditch Vista and move on. 'Never before have I seen such an abysmal start to an operating system release. For almost a year, people have been adopting Vista and becoming incensed by how poorly it operates. Not only does it cost too much, it requires more to run than XP, there is still poor driver support ... With Mac OS X hot on its tail, Vista is simply not capable of competing at an OS level with some of the best software around. If Microsoft continues down this path, it will be Vista that will bring the software giant to its knees--not Bill Gates' departure.'"
Yes, it should, just like Dubya should get out of Guantánamo too. Only neither one will actually do so.
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Come on moderators, you know that was funny.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
'nuf said.
That was fantastic.
Well, well done.
I've been debating with myself over the last few weeks whether or not I should write this letter. Obviously, I outvoted myself and wrote it. I concluded I absolutely had to tell you that Rudy Guliani's power is built on lies. Those readers of brittle disposition might do well to await a ride on the next emotionally indulgent transport; this one is scheduled nonstop over rocky roads. As soon as you're strapped in, I'll announce something to the effect of how Guliani's tricks are rife with contradictions and difficulties; they're totally odious, meet no objective criteria, and are unsuited for a supposedly educated population. And as if that weren't enough, Guliani's perspective is that he has been robbed of all he does not possess. My perspective, in contrast, is that I have in my hands a list -- a long one -- of chthonic, combative lummoxes who have joined Guliani's polity. I know you're wondering why I just wrote that. I'll explain shortly, but first, I should state that I am flat-out tired of Guliani's psychological bullying. Am I aware of how Guliani will react when he reads that last sentence? Yes. Do I care? No, because I want nothing more -- or less -- than to tell it like it is. To that task I have consecrated my life, and I invite you to do likewise. Guliani believes that we should avoid personal responsibility. Unfortunately, as long as he believes such absurdities, he will continue to commit atrocities. To state it in stark and simple terms, if you ever ask him to do something, you can bet that your request will get lost in the shuffle, unaddressed, ignored, and rebuffed.
Guliani is hooked on designer victimology but fails to notice the real victims: the entire next generation. Was he just trying to be cute when he said that his catch-phrases are our final line of defense against tyrrany? I sure hope so, because when I say that most pundits are uncertain about the magnitude of the threat posed by his writings, this does not, I repeat, does not mean that those who disagree with him should be cast into the outer darkness, should be shunned, should starve. This is a common fallacy held by abominable vandals.
Although Guliani demonstrates a great deal of ignorance and presumption when he says that his way of life is correct and everyone else's isn't, the fact remains that his statements such as "Bad things 'just happen' (i.e., they're not caused by Guliani himself)" indicate that we're not all looking at the same set of facts. Fortunately, these facts are easily verifiable with a trip to the library by any open and honest individual. Developing a policy of inclusion will not be easy, because I have to wonder where he got the idea that it is my view that violence and prejudice are funny. This sits hard with me because it is simply not true and I've never written anything to imply that it is. I undoubtedly want to talk about the big picture: we can never return to the past. And if we are ever to move forward to the future, we have to bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to the current debate.
Guliani's perversions are a conduit that funnels depraved thoughts into the heads of filthy mountebanks. I could write pages on the subject, but the following should suffice. If Guliani opened his eyes, he'd realize that I can hardly believe how in this day and age, sick spivs are allowed to undermine the foundations of society until a single thrust suffices to make the entire edifice collapse. One doesn't need a finely developed sense of irony to note that no one has a higher opinion of him than I, and I think he's a lubricious hell-raiser.
I could substantiate what I'm saying about unforgiving, venal hellions, but I don't feel that that's necessary, since we all know what they're like. There is no place in this country where we are safe from Guliani's cheerleaders, no place where we are not targeted for hatred and attack. Far too many people tolerate Guliani's precepts as long as they're presented in small, seemingly harmless doses. What these people fail to realize, however, is that it would be
well... as a catholic i can honestly say that you are wrong as we don't worship jesus! we pray to jesus, like we pray to mary, but we don't worship mary.
look, judism, islam, and christianity all worship the same freakin god (aka jehova, allah)!!!
and everyone knows that microsoft is an idolater as everyone should know that there is only one true unix based god.
Islam doesn't have the same deity as Christianity.
Err yes Islam, Judaism and Christianity all believe in the God of Abraham, and Christians DO worship Jesus because Jesus is God!
I won a copy of Vista in a drawing, and while I didn't really intend to install it, I figured I'd at least see what was in the box. Whoever designed that plastic box is a sadist; that was so unbelievably *not* intuitive on how something should be opened. I couldn't believe that I was getting frustrated, and then *infuriated* just trying to OPEN the damn thing. When I did get it opened, part of the plastic hinge broke off, meaning now it would never stay closed. Not only did I not install Vista, I threw the whole thing away, disc and all; if Microsoft can piss me off so much just trying open the stupid package, no jury in the world would convict me for being the psycho I would probably become using it.