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Thanks for what? Releasing a new version or having fewer popups?
Posted by: foo | October 28, 2008 at 06:00 PM
You have to purchase the "Not As Annoying" version of it though.
Don't worry, it'll probably be something you can do online, with only a 850 MB download, a few reboots, one wave of a dead chicken over the computer, and you'll be good to go.
Posted by: Steve (The 24 Guy) | October 28, 2008 at 06:06 PM
Oh boy. Won't it be fun buying my son a laptop for college next fall. I bet "Win7" won't be out yet, and I won't be able to find an old WinXP machine, so I'll be trapped into buying a Vista-infected one.
GRRRRRRRR.
(Please don't mention the word "Apple" to me - I'd be happy to get a MacBook but son refuses.)
Posted by: Guin | October 28, 2008 at 06:19 PM
You know how I dealt with Vista? By sticking with XP. Saved myself more headaches than when I ignored Windows ME. Just blow off every other major OS revamp from these jokers, and you should be good.
Posted by: WriterDude | October 28, 2008 at 06:19 PM
I'm annoyed by that.
Posted by: Margaritaville | October 28, 2008 at 06:19 PM
Guin - The new MacBooks all use Intel chips. So if you buy VMWare ($80 at most college bookstores) your new Mac laptop can also run Windows. But why would anyone want to? People who refuse to use a Mac have often never tried one. I use both at work, and my Mac has zero viruses, and has never crashed hard enough to require a reboot. My Windows system, on the other hand? It locks up a few times a week (Probably because it sees the Mac Mini sitting next to it on my desk....)
Posted by: PirateBoy | October 28, 2008 at 06:33 PM
Oy. Dave-NotAComputerperson-Barry missed the original article in PC World, that unfortunately ran next to an ad from Dell that led with, "Why are you waiting on the switch to Vista?"
Meanwhile, get the joke? Azure is the name of the new OS? As in Blue Screen of Death? Actually, this new system is slimmed down and better, but it's web-based - you have to constantly update it and never actually own your own copy. I'll stick with XP. Guin, you can still get XP, installed on new laptops and PCs, so don't feel pressured, yet.
Posted by: CJrun | October 28, 2008 at 06:39 PM
A timely article from the Onion:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/microsoft_ad_campaign_crashing
Posted by: Clown Puppy | October 28, 2008 at 06:50 PM
I, for one, believe them completely.
I have to admit, I honestly don't get all the bad press that Vista has received. I've been using it for the past year on my Dell Vostro notebook, and I haven't had any more headaches with it than I've had with any other OS (including Linux). I actually really like Vista. It's worked flawlessly with all of my software and hardware, with the exception of the video driver (which I actually blame Dell for, and not MS Vista).
Posted by: Schadeboy | October 28, 2008 at 07:21 PM
I, for one, am sending Schadeboy my Vista!
And Bill, a bill for my Excedrin.
Posted by: Cheryl Howard | October 28, 2008 at 07:46 PM
Advance test version, with enhanced blogging features, can be viewed here.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | October 28, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Schadeboy - me, too. No major issues here.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 28, 2008 at 07:58 PM
CP's link
Posted by: WriterDude | October 28, 2008 at 08:15 PM
Doesn't the MS in MSNBC stand for MicroSoft?
So how can we expect unbiased reporting on this product from this network?
Posted by: oneblankspace | October 28, 2008 at 08:23 PM
MtB: ppphhhbbbttt!
Posted by: WriterDude | October 28, 2008 at 08:26 PM
obs: Har! I completely missed that.
Posted by: WriterDude | October 28, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Why not name the new OS... Windows Orange?
Because, you just cant compare Apples and Oranges.
Posted by: Tony Biscaia | October 28, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Nice, Tony.
Posted by: CJrun | October 28, 2008 at 08:49 PM
Y'all, sorry I've been slackassin', but today I saw that the Jonas Bros are supposed to be starring in the film version of "Walter The Farting Dog". Do all y'all already know that? (I've been out of pocket for awhile and haven't been able to go back far enough on the blog yet.)
Posted by: baligurl | October 28, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Windows 7 builds in more support for gestures
..|.
Posted by: fivver | October 28, 2008 at 10:17 PM
...and now I feel really stupid because I thought Dave wrote that. hmmmmm....I'll be going back to my cave now. (Yeesh.)
Posted by: baligurl | October 28, 2008 at 10:20 PM
*zaps in*
*waves & hugs @ bali!!!*
Good to have you back, amiga.
Posted by: Siouxie | October 28, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Hola, Sioux! (Lemme just blame my lapse on my stroke!)
Posted by: baligurl | October 28, 2008 at 10:48 PM
stroke schmoke! I lapse all the time!
YOU my dear friend, need to get your sh!t together and get to Miami soon! We missed you at the HUNT.
Posted by: Siouxie | October 28, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Hey, bali - I thought the same thing. The title is misleading. Walter, farting...that's our Dave's area of expootease.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 28, 2008 at 11:20 PM
** WAVES!!! ** at Bali! Hey, gurl! Missed you, and hope you're doing better! It's been typical Dave fare since the last time you posted, so you
haven't missed muchshould go back through the archives!... Unless, of course, your doctor has told you to stay away from SNORKING for a while!!Posted by: frodolives | October 28, 2008 at 11:20 PM
I love you guys!
Posted by: baligurl | October 28, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I've been trying since April to download Vista Service Pack 1, the latest news from Microsoft is that I need to download Service Pack 1 which fixes the problem of not being able to download Service Pack 1.
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | October 29, 2008 at 02:29 AM
It's not annoying, it's a feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2TiPVeauU
Posted by: Clown Puppy | October 29, 2008 at 03:52 AM
PirateBoy - my son has a lot of music-recording software that is Windows-specific (his recording devices for his electric guitar plug into his computer, etc), and he refuses to try out a Mac. Alas. Try reasoning with an 18-year-old musician!
Posted by: Guin | October 29, 2008 at 06:19 AM
Guin - a sidenote (har) on your son's music - he may have to be compatible with other people's equipment. If he switches to a MAC system, that could create many nightmares. So it might not just be him. Or it could be. ;)
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 29, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Forgive me for jumping in late - this was posted on Bill Gates' birthday :-)
Posted by: Merri Lee | October 29, 2008 at 02:54 PM