use one of the virtual machines out there? Install & activate the apps then map them to virtual disks - one app, one license, one activation. Each user works within a virtual machine running underneath the product.
...the citizens of North Korea have tired of being treated like dirt with no food, water, medicine, rights, etc. and collectively built (or stole) a bomb, then crowded in together - suicide en masse. It would be immediate and not any worse than they were enduring.
After scrutinizing everything else posted, I'm surprised no one mentioned MythBusters - particularly because they've used dead pigs on several tests - detect buried bodies when the ground, including sidewalk, is ripped up, bodies buried, and sidewalk replaced - stench bubbling up through.
One episode dealt with the issue of "...can a car which someone died in be cleaned up enough to be sold again?" They bought a fairly nice Corvette (although the owner was a bit hesitant when he heard what his baby was going to be used for), tossed two dead pigs in it, sealed the car as much as possible, then stashed it in a storage chamber to keep it out of the way.
After some period of time (I don't remember how long it was), they donned bio-hazard suits & masks & set to pulling the car out & rescuing it (the car). Even with the masks on, it seemed pretty unbearable for Adam & Jamie. They worked pretty hard, using practically any suggested remedy they had heard of (and some of their adjunct folklore consultants).
IIRC, they brought in a specialty firm to look at the situation. The owner didn't have any "assistance" for dealing with it (no suit, no mask, seemed unaffected -- they didn't say if he was one of those without a sense of smell). Anyway, his crew spent a lot of time using their proven techniques and nothing worked. They finally stripped the car of anything capable of holding an odor: hard & soft plastic, foam, straps, you name it. By the time they were done, all which was left was metal.
Finally, it was time to [try to] sell it. People were rather inquisitive (regarding price and why they were so coy) and of course, the windows were up so as not to provide any advance notice to a prospect what might be lurking. Every time the door opened, however,... you can guess the response. They finally sold it for parts.
I've said this before, here and elsewhere: WGHIII[1] has said several times in the past (and was at conferences in the mid '90s when & where he said them): "...people do not want bug fixes - they want new features...". This is frequently borne out by the underlying architecture Microsoft presents in their products. A semi-stable underpinning, capable of supporting certain elements is put into place such that products & features can be built upon that architecture. "Patching Architectural Holes" (Security, Stability, etc.) can be fixed via patches later[2]. Unfortunately, this means users suffer frustration for a semi "feature rich", unstable product, and developers discover situations where they write "three sides around the barn" when the pieces don't fit together as the philosophy would lead one to believe.
There are other companies which spend a lot of time on the architecture - almost to a fault - knowing once it is solid, they can add the users' heavily desired features without worry about the stability beneath it.
All developers know about both scenarios as they either crave and know the the outcome if they are permitted to put the architectural stability in place or they are forced to charge ahead with building on top of wet toilet paper.
[1]William Henry Gates 3rd [2]Providing a vendor is even willing to do so. And the question begs to be answered: How unstable can an architecture be such that patches can be safely made to it (without risking screwing the pooch) to make an improvement? Remember the "three sides around the barn" development? What happens to developed code if the OS suddenly "works" correctly?
Just remember....
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In the case of the invention of television, which was in effect (weak vs. strong)? what was the result?
Conservatives believe in big business because [generally] they believe "when the tide comes in, all the boats float". - an underlying philosphy of supply-side economics.
Liberals sort of believe whatever is good enough for the people is good for everyone. They believe when people are due what is coming to them - it's likely the government's responsibility to dole it out to them. And because there is corruption, graft, mismanagement, and just plain errors and miscalculations, the government needs to be large enough to compensate for all of this. - a gov'tl form of supply-side economics. Once it's big enough, everything will trickle down to those it is due to.
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IOW, both Conservatives and Liberals believe in monolithic bodies and good things trickling down to those not a member of the monolithic body (the members inherently are rich, creating a plutocracy - as a side note, it's a strong reason why the politically strong prefer to avoid term limitations and also prefer to keep things such as war chests, franking privileges, special pensions, etc. in place, claiming a vacuum would occur should they vacate their position). It's just a matter of which body spills the goodies. For Conservatives, it's big business. For Liberals, it's government.
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As far as patents go, Benjamin Franklin, the great man he was, believed patents had no place in reality. Those who contributed great things to society would be known & recognized by the things they made and their work would be purchased by those who recognized the true inventor|owner.
Agreed. A lot of actors & actresses haven't alway known they were committing themselves to a lifelong label of a particular role, never really able to break away from the past (until it was too late). Fortunately, there were movies which could continue to pay them where other opportunities could not.
He's given a lot and definitely put his brand on the role. No matter what he must endure, a star is the least which can be done for him.
...so it's available to everyone who doesn't scroll down to read everything.
Has everyone forgotten the other two members of the triumvirate for finding things geek?
(eBay, PriceWatch, Froogle).
As I note in a later message, there are completed eBay auctions in the previous five days or so via Buy It Now! for $29.99, $29.99, $40. That's less than what everyone's discussing. PriceWatch has nothing listed - just remember it for future use. Froogle, which everyone seems to overlook, seems to have an interesting outlook on XMPCR.
Just remember:
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I hope people code better than they research issues.
Forget active auctions. Try looking at completed ones. Over the previous 4-5 days, there were three which sold via "Buy It Now" for $29.99, $29.99, and $40. If that was via BIN, then those as the prices the seller asked for - were they unloading them or naive?
Unfortunately, that's not very effective in a lot of situations. Most businesses claim otherwise, but it's not as if people sit down with the boss and say, "Gee boss, everyone keeps asking for XM until they hear it's not available for their PC." And the boss then reporting it upward, and upward, etc.
If we can't convince the Olympic media to quit using Cynthia Potter for the diving commentary, there's no way to convince XM to cave. And in my book, that's a higher priority. So it's a case of fix it before Beijing in 2008 or we refocus on fixing the diving.
The last commercial break on Bravo (showing Office Space...again) was hawking silver coins made from recovered silver on 9/11. $50. For each purchase, $5 will be donated to the Search & Rescue (dog) Foundation.
I think this is a few notches below when spammers were sending out donation solicitations en masse with a standard ad at the bottom.
...the bottom line is theatres make their money off of concessions. Matinee? Cheaper ticket but the same price for concessions.
*sigh* I've thought about filing a patent for something called an "intermission". It would be a break in the movie. Those who fell asleep during a boring movie could get up & stretch, everyone who carried a drink|food in at the beginning and buy more (there's nothing worse than needing to empty your bladder during an excellent movie.
(would peeing in the empty cup be a bad thing>?) come to think of it, I've never seen a sign which says, "Please don't pee in the cups.
Unfortunately, theatres wouldn't reduce their prices of tickets or food - it'll be seen as a major increase of revenue and their stock will climb.
There are other "rumors" of this type of thing. Wasn't there an intent stated to have a Doom movie (many moons ago)? And I'm certain we could come up with plenty of other ones. But there is a case of movie->games->movie
(movie #1) Predator + (movie #2)Alien -> (game #1)"Alien vs. Predator" + (game #2)"Alien vs. Predator v2" -> (movie)"Alien vs. Predator"
It's either FOAF|UL or I think they're floating a balloon and see how much buzz there is about it? It's more realistic than hiring a feedback panel. "Leak" the story, then watch for activity on slashdot, usenet, etc. and figure out if there's a possibility of it working. Game sales outperform movie sales. Why not merge the two? Gosh, it must be better than both!
Just remember:
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"The only thing that hacker might have on me is knowledge of a few things I don't."
Uh, which would make them SMARTER then you, on that particular subject.
First of all, it's than not then.
Smart != Knowledge
My little, silver-dapple dachshund is not very smart (compared to some people...there's a fairly good-sized overlap between the smartest animals and the dumbest people), but she's knowledgeable enough to know that when I put a shirt on at suppertime, I'm getting ready to go pick up food and she's at the door waiting to go along.
Just remember:
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My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
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Just remember, not all online (in newsgroups) considered good ole' Cecil to be above board - there would be discussions online and it would magically appear in books, modified enough to pass muster.
I did, however, fill in for a local talk show [what seems to be many] several years ago. The staff was trying to cram info into the host's head while I was over talking to Cecil. They figured out I knew more about the material than the staff could cram into the poor host's head.
So away we went - the host was at his desk and I was on stage, ad-libbing a 30-minute, commercial-free live show. I think the host & staff were a bit intimidated afterwards because I was there, off the street, doing the show, live.
You probably burn ants with a magnifying glass, pull the wings off of flies, and put ex-lax in brownies and hand them out as freebies.
It has nothing to do with being lazy. It's called fun - taking advantage of new toys. Why haven't you declared yourself to be a Luddite or joined the Amish?
All that aside, no one says you have to buy the super-powered-supreme-current model. If you choose to buy something less expensive, go for it. If someone wants to buy a Jaguar instead of the '96 Saturn I drive, that's their choice.
Besides, many of us do not inflict cell phones on others. I turn the ringer off in public; e.g., restaurant, movie, etc. When I see it light up, I grab it and head for an exit. If I forget to change it when I leave, then it's my loss, no one else is imposed upon.
(Now if we could get parents to realize that when their kid's screaming is ruining everyone's meal in a cell phone-free restaurant...
The stories (not just UL|FOAF) are rampant. Basically, "take our offer, or you'll face us a competitor."
You also have to be careful (in Olympic lingo) "synchronized software development". Once the partnership is over, guess what's on their drawing board?
These should be considered using the word "together - a simple quiz for those who have been around for some time. n.b. No google- or wick-cheaing!!!
The answers should be clear enough.
1) Microsoft & IBM work on a windows-like product together what happened when they parted ways?
2) Microsoft & Sybase worked on a DBMS together. What Microsoft product arose when they parted ways?
3) Microsoft signed a contract to consult with Compu$serve to help them shore up their operations, etc. What online service arose when that contract was over?
4) When the specs for OLE2 were released, Microsoft was left in the dust. A company named Shapeware wrote a software product which was fully OLE2 compliant -- something Microsoft didn't accomplish until much, much later. (not unlike the fact many of their products do not make the same standards they hold 3rd parties to. Microsoft was in the process of writing a competitive product and decided to shop outside. What was that product?
I'm certain others can add - I'm just going to stop here so I'm not hogging the microphone.
\
As far as the naming conventions go, in the 10-15 years ago range, this was a common statement to those who were trying to make a move to OS/2:
DB/2, OS/2, PC/2
Half of a database running on half an operating system running on half of a PC.
Gotta love the peanut.
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I have two quotes because I heard both of them in person[1]:
1) "...people don't want bug fixes, they want new features."
2) "...I don't care what the Information Superhighway looks like as long as I have a toll booth on it."
[1]This shoud help alleviate the FOAF|UL factor.
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Actually, Microsoft Bob was a successful product. The reason most people cite is Bob is the ancestor for Clippy et. al. There's a better reason - for one person in particular -- the Product Manager for Microsoft Bob:
Melinda (nee' French) Gates.
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use one of the virtual machines out there? Install & activate the apps then map them to virtual disks - one app, one license, one activation. Each user works within a virtual machine running underneath the product.
...the citizens of North Korea have tired of being treated like dirt with no food, water, medicine, rights, etc. and collectively built (or stole) a bomb, then crowded in together - suicide en masse. It would be immediate and not any worse than they were enduring.
After scrutinizing everything else posted, I'm surprised no one mentioned MythBusters - particularly because they've used dead pigs on several tests - detect buried bodies when the ground, including sidewalk, is ripped up, bodies buried, and sidewalk replaced - stench bubbling up through.
... you can guess the response. They finally sold it for parts.
One episode dealt with the issue of "...can a car which someone died in be cleaned up enough to be sold again?" They bought a fairly nice Corvette (although the owner was a bit hesitant when he heard what his baby was going to be used for), tossed two dead pigs in it, sealed the car as much as possible, then stashed it in a storage chamber to keep it out of the way.
After some period of time (I don't remember how long it was), they donned bio-hazard suits & masks & set to pulling the car out & rescuing it (the car). Even with the masks on, it seemed pretty unbearable for Adam & Jamie. They worked pretty hard, using practically any suggested remedy they had heard of (and some of their adjunct folklore consultants).
IIRC, they brought in a specialty firm to look at the situation. The owner didn't have any "assistance" for dealing with it (no suit, no mask, seemed unaffected -- they didn't say if he was one of those without a sense of smell). Anyway, his crew spent a lot of time using their proven techniques and nothing worked. They finally stripped the car of anything capable of holding an odor: hard & soft plastic, foam, straps, you name it. By the time they were done, all which was left was metal.
Finally, it was time to [try to] sell it. People were rather inquisitive (regarding price and why they were so coy) and of course, the windows were up so as not to provide any advance notice to a prospect what might be lurking. Every time the door opened, however,
I've said this before, here and elsewhere: WGHIII[1] has said several times in the past (and was at conferences in the mid '90s when & where he said them): "...people do not want bug fixes - they want new features...". This is frequently borne out by the underlying architecture Microsoft presents in their products. A semi-stable underpinning, capable of supporting certain elements is put into place such that products & features can be built upon that architecture. "Patching Architectural Holes" (Security, Stability, etc.) can be fixed via patches later[2]. Unfortunately, this means users suffer frustration for a semi "feature rich", unstable product, and developers discover situations where they write "three sides around the barn" when the pieces don't fit together as the philosophy would lead one to believe.
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There are other companies which spend a lot of time on the architecture - almost to a fault - knowing once it is solid, they can add the users' heavily desired features without worry about the stability beneath it.
All developers know about both scenarios as they either crave and know the the outcome if they are permitted to put the architectural stability in place or they are forced to charge ahead with building on top of wet toilet paper.
[1]William Henry Gates 3rd
[2]Providing a vendor is even willing to do so. And the question begs to be answered: How unstable can an architecture be such that patches can be safely made to it (without risking screwing the pooch) to make an improvement? Remember the "three sides around the barn" development? What happens to developed code if the OS suddenly "works" correctly?
Just remember....
______________________________________
My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
http://www.suburbanautogroup.com/ford/trunkmonkey
...weak IP laws favour the little guy more.
In the case of the invention of television, which was in effect (weak vs. strong)? what was the result?
Conservatives believe in big business because [generally] they believe "when the tide comes in, all the boats float". - an underlying philosphy of supply-side economics.
Liberals sort of believe whatever is good enough for the people is good for everyone. They believe when people are due what is coming to them - it's likely the government's responsibility to dole it out to them. And because there is corruption, graft, mismanagement, and just plain errors and miscalculations, the government needs to be large enough to compensate for all of this. - a gov'tl form of supply-side economics. Once it's big enough, everything will trickle down to those it is due to.
-------
IOW, both Conservatives and Liberals believe in monolithic bodies and good things trickling down to those not a member of the monolithic body (the members inherently are rich, creating a plutocracy - as a side note, it's a strong reason why the politically strong prefer to avoid term limitations and also prefer to keep things such as war chests, franking privileges, special pensions, etc. in place, claiming a vacuum would occur should they vacate their position). It's just a matter of which body spills the goodies. For Conservatives, it's big business. For Liberals, it's government.
-------
As far as patents go, Benjamin Franklin, the great man he was, believed patents had no place in reality. Those who contributed great things to society would be known & recognized by the things they made and their work would be purchased by those who recognized the true inventor|owner.
Agreed. A lot of actors & actresses haven't alway known they were committing themselves to a lifelong label of a particular role, never really able to break away from the past (until it was too late). Fortunately, there were movies which could continue to pay them where other opportunities could not.
He's given a lot and definitely put his brand on the role. No matter what he must endure, a star is the least which can be done for him.
...so it's available to everyone who doesn't scroll down to read everything.
. html
Has everyone forgotten the other two members of the triumvirate for finding things geek?
(eBay, PriceWatch, Froogle).
As I note in a later message, there are completed eBay auctions in the previous five days or so via Buy It Now! for $29.99, $29.99, $40. That's less than what everyone's discussing.
PriceWatch has nothing listed - just remember it for future use.
Froogle, which everyone seems to overlook, seems to have an interesting outlook on XMPCR.
Just remember:
________________________________________
My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
http://www.suburbanautogroup.com/ford/trunkmonkey
I hope people code better than they research issues.
Forget active auctions. Try looking at completed ones. Over the previous 4-5 days, there were three which sold via "Buy It Now" for $29.99, $29.99, and $40. If that was via BIN, then those as the prices the seller asked for - were they unloading them or naive?
Unfortunately, that's not very effective in a lot of situations. Most businesses claim otherwise, but it's not as if people sit down with the boss and say, "Gee boss, everyone keeps asking for XM until they hear it's not available for their PC." And the boss then reporting it upward, and upward, etc.
If we can't convince the Olympic media to quit using Cynthia Potter for the diving commentary, there's no way to convince XM to cave. And in my book, that's a higher priority. So it's a case of fix it before Beijing in 2008 or we refocus on fixing the diving.
Brown trout?
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Is that like a sewer trout?
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I have to vent my spleen...
The last commercial break on Bravo (showing Office Space...again) was hawking silver coins made from recovered silver on 9/11. $50. For each purchase, $5 will be donated to the Search & Rescue (dog) Foundation.
I think this is a few notches below when spammers were sending out donation solicitations en masse with a standard ad at the bottom.
Midnight?
That's when Rocky Horror comes on.
...the bottom line is theatres make their money off of concessions. Matinee? Cheaper ticket but the same price for concessions.
*sigh* I've thought about filing a patent for something called an " intermission ". It would be a break in the movie. Those who fell asleep during a boring movie could get up & stretch, everyone who carried a drink|food in at the beginning and buy more (there's nothing worse than needing to empty your bladder during an excellent movie.
(would peeing in the empty cup be a bad thing>?)
come to think of it, I've never seen a sign which says, "Please don't pee in the cups.
Unfortunately, theatres wouldn't reduce their prices of tickets or food - it'll be seen as a major increase of revenue and their stock will climb.
Mario Brothers
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There are other "rumors" of this type of thing. Wasn't there an intent stated to have a Doom movie (many moons ago)? And I'm certain we could come up with plenty of other ones. But there is a case of movie->games->movie
(movie #1) Predator + (movie #2)Alien -> (game #1)"Alien vs. Predator" + (game #2)"Alien vs. Predator v2" -> (movie)"Alien vs. Predator"
It's either FOAF|UL or I think they're floating a balloon and see how much buzz there is about it? It's more realistic than hiring a feedback panel. "Leak" the story, then watch for activity on slashdot, usenet, etc. and figure out if there's a possibility of it working. Game sales outperform movie sales. Why not merge the two? Gosh, it must be better than both!
Just remember:
______________________________________
My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
http://www.suburbanautogroup.com/ford/trunkmonkey
"The only thing that hacker might have on me is knowledge of a few things I don't."
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Uh, which would make them SMARTER then you, on that particular subject.
First of all, it's than not then.
Smart != Knowledge
My little, silver-dapple dachshund is not very smart (compared to some people...there's a fairly good-sized overlap between the smartest animals and the dumbest people), but she's knowledgeable enough to know that when I put a shirt on at suppertime, I'm getting ready to go pick up food and she's at the door waiting to go along.
Just remember:
________________________________________
My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
http://www.suburbanautogroup.com/ford/trunkmonkey
This seems like common sense. Shouldn't all network admins be doing this anyway?
Try "good sense". Common sense is not necessarily a good thing.
A good definition for should is: "ought to but not necessarily will".
Just remember, not all online (in newsgroups) considered good ole' Cecil to be above board - there would be discussions online and it would magically appear in books, modified enough to pass muster.
I did, however, fill in for a local talk show [what seems to be many] several years ago. The staff was trying to cram info into the host's head while I was over talking to Cecil. They figured out I knew more about the material than the staff could cram into the poor host's head.
So away we went - the host was at his desk and I was on stage, ad-libbing a 30-minute, commercial-free live show. I think the host & staff were a bit intimidated afterwards because I was there, off the street, doing the show, live.
(who needs a degree in broadcasting?)
You probably burn ants with a magnifying glass, pull the wings off of flies, and put ex-lax in brownies and hand them out as freebies.
It has nothing to do with being lazy. It's called fun - taking advantage of new toys. Why haven't you declared yourself to be a Luddite or joined the Amish?
All that aside, no one says you have to buy the super-powered-supreme-current model. If you choose to buy something less expensive, go for it. If someone wants to buy a Jaguar instead of the '96 Saturn I drive, that's their choice.
Besides, many of us do not inflict cell phones on others. I turn the ringer off in public; e.g., restaurant, movie, etc. When I see it light up, I grab it and head for an exit. If I forget to change it when I leave, then it's my loss, no one else is imposed upon.
(Now if we could get parents to realize that when their kid's screaming is ruining everyone's meal in a cell phone-free restaurant...
shhhhhhhhhhhhh
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pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
The longer reason is because it isn't compatible with Windows [and Linux doesn't need it].
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The stories (not just UL|FOAF) are rampant. Basically, "take our offer, or you'll face us a competitor."
. html
You also have to be careful (in Olympic lingo) "synchronized software development". Once the partnership is over, guess what's on their drawing board?
These should be considered using the word "together - a simple quiz for those who have been around for some time.
n.b. No google- or wick-cheaing!!! The answers should be clear enough.
1) Microsoft & IBM work on a windows-like product together what happened when they parted ways?
2) Microsoft & Sybase worked on a DBMS together. What Microsoft product arose when they parted ways?
3) Microsoft signed a contract to consult with Compu$serve to help them shore up their operations, etc. What online service arose when that contract was over?
4) When the specs for OLE2 were released, Microsoft was left in the dust. A company named Shapeware wrote a software product which was fully OLE2 compliant -- something Microsoft didn't accomplish until much, much later. (not unlike the fact many of their products do not make the same standards they hold 3rd parties to. Microsoft was in the process of writing a competitive product and decided to shop outside. What was that product?
I'm certain others can add - I'm just going to stop here so I'm not hogging the microphone.
\ As far as the naming conventions go, in the 10-15 years ago range, this was a common statement to those who were trying to make a move to OS/2:
DB/2, OS/2, PC/2
Half of a database running on half an operating system running on half of a PC.
Gotta love the peanut.
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Let's get a grip here. Most of the media has quoted Microsoft saying, "We're going to FILE #patents this year.
Er, um....has everyone forgotten about Slashdot: July 14, 2004: Mexico's Attorney-General, now has a non-removable microchip in his arm, to track his movements and to give him access to a new crime database, according to Bloomberg. The article says that eventually around 160 Mexican officials will have a chip implanted. (Wired and CNN are both running the very similar Reuters report, too.) ??????
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How about when they said, "...refreshing tast..." ?
And let's not forget when Fred & Barney (Flintstones) used to advertise cigarettes prime time...
I have two quotes because I heard both of them in person[1]:
1) "...people don't want bug fixes, they want new features."
2) "...I don't care what the Information Superhighway looks like as long as I have a toll booth on it."
[1]This shoud help alleviate the FOAF|UL factor.
____________________
My Trunk Monkey can beat up your Trunk Monkey.
Actually, Microsoft Bob was a successful product. The reason most people cite is Bob is the ancestor for Clippy et. al. There's a better reason - for one person in particular -- the Product Manager for Microsoft Bob: Melinda (nee' French) Gates.
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