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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. Re:Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WRONG! We get the best stuff from FREE software.