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A Real Bill Gates Rant

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-that's-not-so-bad dept.

lou ibmix XI submitted an email written by Bill Gates a few years ago and turned over to the feds as part of the government's antitrust case. Great quotes like 'Someone decided to trash the one part of Windows that was usable?' and 'The lack of attention to usability represented by these experiences blows my mind.' We like to think of him as an abstract, but I think this is interesting stuff. Also, this might seem familiar. Oops.

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  1. Re:Massive Dupe by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, no, this is deliberate. After posting a story which wasn't really news for nerds, they decided to post a story which is for nerds, but isn't actually news. They're giving up errors for lent and are trying to get them all out of their system first.

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  2. Carter Pewterschmidt by Red4man · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Hey Bill, can you help me program my Zune? Ha ha ha, I'm kiiding, I have an iPod like the rest of the planet."

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  3. Re:Abstract by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, composed of a lot of straight lines and sharp angles, both eyes on the same side of his head, lots of colors everywhere, that sort of thing.

  4. Re:I don't get it by aero6dof · · Score: 5, Funny

    The vision at Microsoft has always been to try and reduce complexity.

    Surely you jest.

  5. Re:I don't get it by theaceoffire · · Score: 5, Funny

    The vision at Microsoft has always been to try and reduce complexity.

    Surely you jest.

    I am quite serious, and stop calling me Shirley.

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