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Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-wouldn't-like-him-when-he's-angry dept.

s31523 writes "All of us have one time or another been completely frustrated by certain Windows usability issues, and in many cases our experiences have driven us over to Linux, or kept us there. For anyone that has ever been frustrated, you will be happy to know you aren't the only one. After reading this leaked Microsoft memo from Bill Gates back in 2003, you will surely have more insight into why Vista is a complete disaster due to Microsoft not learning anything from their experiences from XP."

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  1. Gates, you have to do this differently by Simon+(S2) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried scoping to Media stuff. Still no moviemaker. I typed in movie. Nothing. I typed in movie maker. Nothing. It does not work like that. You have to google moviemaker download. There you go. First hit :)
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    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  2. Another rant by Microsoft-hater, who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This billg guy is a known troll that bashes Windows at every opportunity. Remember him showing off Windows 95 and publicly making it bluescreen in front of an audience?

  3. Re:Then STOP releasing the product! by cptnapalm · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What is a totem and WTF does it have to do with playing media?"

    What's a Google?
    What's a Yahoo!?
    What's a WinAmp?
    What's a Slashdot?
    What's a Firefox?
    What's an eBay?
    What's a NewEgg?
    What's a Lightwave?
    What's a Nero?
    What's an Outlook Express?
    What's a Visual Studio?
    What's an AutoCAD?

    With names like these, no one will ever use them.

  4. Re:Then STOP releasing the product! by EMH_Mark3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Either that or it injects music into your eyeballs.

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    Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me
  5. Re:Then STOP releasing the product! by D+Ninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ooo...this is too much fun...

    What's a Google? A whole freaken ton of answers. With advertising!

    What's a Yahoo!? What you scream when you've just won the lottery.

    What's a WinAmp? A speaker system facing out of a college dorm window.

    What's a Slashdot? A fancy name for a DDOS attack.

    What's a Firefox? A fox that got caught in the hen house and paid for it.

    What's an eBay? Where eShips pull into the ePort.

    What's a NewEgg? One that has been recently laid. (Duh?)

    What's a Lightwave? Something that travels faster than a Soundwave.

    What's a Nero? Nemo's long lost brother.

    What's an Outlook Express? The biggest POS ever.

    What's a Visual Studio? A room with "LIVE CAMERA WEB FEEDS!"

    What's an AutoCAD? The instant response to a blue screen in Windows. (Auto Ctrl+Alt+Del)


    Thank you! I'll be here all week. Try the veal.