Comments on: Ballmer Blames Pirates for Vista’s Poor Showing? http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50682 Rob Hyndman Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:20:16 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50682 Good point, n00b - and the reason I was cautious to put it the way I did. A real Web 2.0 pile-on. And a good example of how MS just can't do anything right in the eyes of many. Good point, n00b - and the reason I was cautious to put it the way I did. A real Web 2.0 pile-on. And a good example of how MS just can’t do anything right in the eyes of many.

]]> By: n00b http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50678 n00b Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50678 What I find the most interesting is the blog swarm around this "news" item which seems to have only the fucking Inquirer as its source. I guess no real news organizations would have interest in reporting this news if it were true -- they just somehow managed to get out-scooped by a guy at the Inquirer. Hilarious. Not as interesting to me is that everybody didn't run out and buy Vista right away, or that a lot of people said that they wouldn't upgrade. Mainly because I remember the exact same thing happening when XP came out ("I'll get it when you pry Win 2K out of my dead fingzors!"). How'd that turn out? What I find the most interesting is the blog swarm around this “news” item which seems to have only the fucking Inquirer as its source. I guess no real news organizations would have interest in reporting this news if it were true — they just somehow managed to get out-scooped by a guy at the Inquirer.

Hilarious.

Not as interesting to me is that everybody didn’t run out and buy Vista right away, or that a lot of people said that they wouldn’t upgrade. Mainly because I remember the exact same thing happening when XP came out (”I’ll get it when you pry Win 2K out of my dead fingzors!”). How’d that turn out?

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50613 Rob Hyndman Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:50:49 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50613 It certainly gives them more reason to look in that direction, doesn't it? Buzz is as buzz does. And Vista doesn't have it. It certainly gives them more reason to look in that direction, doesn’t it? Buzz is as buzz does. And Vista doesn’t have it.

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50601 Mark Evans Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:23:12 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/02/20/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-vistas-poor-showing/#comment-50601 It is pretty interesting that Microsoft is already making excuses, and Vista has been out for less than a month. Other than new computer sales, this puppy isn't going to fly. If there's an OS excitement void, does it cause people to focus more on alternatives such as Mac and Linux? It is pretty interesting that Microsoft is already making excuses, and Vista has been out for less than a month. Other than new computer sales, this puppy isn’t going to fly. If there’s an OS excitement void, does it cause people to focus more on alternatives such as Mac and Linux?

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