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The Press Releases of the Damned

Posted by timothy on from the synthesize-best-practices dept.

Harry writes "Once upon a time, Microsoft said that Windows Vista would transform life as we knew it. Palm said its Foleo was a breakthrough. Circuit City said firing its most experienced salespeople would save the company. And Apple said that Web apps were all that iPhone owners needed. I've collected the original press releases for these and other ill-fated tech announcements, and annotated them with the facts as they played out in the real world."

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  1. They were right.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft said that Windows Vista would transform life as we knew it.

    to a living hell!

  2. Generated with Print Screen for your pleasure! by jimicus · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd think when people used screenshots of something they threw together in a word processor they'd at least turn off auto-spell check underlining so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

  3. Re:Where are the slashdot articles? by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who could forget Cmdr Taco's little gem?

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  4. Re:Not worth reading by Verdatum · · Score: 4, Funny

    What the heck is AOL?

  5. Re:Where are the slashdot articles? by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Funny

    ....or have slashdot never been wrong?

    We have never been wrong. It's just that some of our post refer to conditions in alternate universes. It's a geek thing.

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    Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.
  6. Re:It goes without saying... by datapharmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cocaine is not a cleaning product...

    Sure it is... it works great at getting that pesky cartilage stuff out of your nose.

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    Get a web developer
  7. Re:Not worth reading by Stupendoussteve · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's AOL keyword: slashdot to you.