Success becomes a problem
Roger Ramjet | 10/24/09
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Good point
honeymonster | 10/24/09
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Even M$ is Planning an End
ArnavM | 10/24/09
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"emotional barriers"? MS NEEDS Apple competitor
Millystone | 10/26/09
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Ahh yes, but it isn't 97...
awasson@... | 10/26/09
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Correct
bigpicture | 10/28/09
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Bull
DeusExMachina | 10/29/09
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You forgot the most important thing
Roger Ramjet | 10/29/09
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Fact Check
DeusExMachina | 10/30/09
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Happened at the exact same time
Roger Ramjet | 10/30/09
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So?
DeusExMachina | 10/31/09
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Just expect vapour
DeusExMachina | 10/31/09
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THAT GRAPE IS SOUR !!!!
LBiege | 10/24/09
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LOL!!! - nt
USTechHead | 11/16/09
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Any chance you had at making a credible argument ended...
ye | 10/24/09
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Boy, are you frivolous...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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I guess you didn't see
Roger Ramjet | 10/26/09
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Except now MS services and cloud computing changes all of that
bearlyworking | 10/26/09
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Trivializing
Roger Ramjet | 10/26/09
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Ignorance shows
honeymonster | 10/24/09
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One small point
murph_z | 10/24/09
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Apparently you have no idea about what WCF is
honeymonster | 10/24/09
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OI!!!
A none mouse Cow Herd | 10/25/09
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Surely respect is earned?
eqpc | 10/25/09
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because he missed it...
UsernameRequired | 10/25/09
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Or chose to ignore it!
eqpc | 10/25/09
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You better start now...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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Another solid argument form a true ABMer...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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Honeymaster isn't stupid
murph_z | 10/25/09
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A victim of his own poor choices
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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the problem with acronyms is they change
mombo3 | 10/26/09
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hypocrite
shadfurman | 10/29/09
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What if you HAVE looked outside the box...
DevGuy_z | 10/26/09
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Murph and the rest will still say
ITLeader | 10/26/09
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The thing is...
914four | 10/26/09
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@914four: the thing is...
ITLeader | 10/27/09
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@ITLeader : Because...
914four | 10/27/09
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914four I think that's why virtualization exists and web interop nt
keoz | 10/27/09
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He makes for a great tool
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
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.
James T. Kirk | 10/27/09
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ABM
DeusExMachina | 10/31/09
|

Sounds incredibly biased
davidr69 | 10/24/09
|
 
Deluded more like
Richard Flude | 10/24/09
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Snarepoint
Roger Ramjet | 10/26/09
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Well
keoz | 10/26/09
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People expect 1st-model-year cars to be fully mature
Roger Ramjet | 10/27/09
|
    
Uh? buggy?
keoz | 10/27/09
|

Nicely done...you are talking to someone living in the 80s...nt
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
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Application rentals
honeymonster | 10/24/09
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Someones had waay too much kool-aid {nt}
wbgilbert | 10/26/09
|

Silverlight have some good point but...
magallanes | 10/26/09
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LOL
keoz | 10/26/09
|

Have you used Silverlight/Moonlight on Linux?
Renifer | 10/26/09
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..forcing users to be locked in.
Tsingi | 10/27/09
|

Silverlight
SpikeyMike | 10/28/09
|
 
I have been long enough and making good money with Silverlight nt
keoz | 10/28/09
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It very simple there will be 2 senarios
Quebec-french | 10/24/09
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That's a no brainer bet
murph_z | 10/24/09
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disagree
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
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You make this stuff up as you go along?
John Zern | 10/24/09
|

No chance that Windows 7 will experience technicaal problems
honeymonster | 10/24/09
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Great that you trust MS good for you
Quebec-french | 10/24/09
|
  
The real question is
John Zern | 10/24/09
|
   
No not really Mr Zern
Quebec-french | 10/24/09
|
   
Oh great , just great...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
|
   
Not Arguing
daengbo | 10/26/09
|
   
Well that's a VERY important - "1%"
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
  
Good, you have been wrong with everything so far that
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
|
  
What is a "butch OS"?
Lester Young | 10/26/09
|
 
Wishful thinking...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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Windows 7 Feedback
NCWeber | 10/26/09
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It is probably more relevant that MS
mjolnar@... | 10/26/09
|
 
Windows 7 to hit consumers with known security problem
b12sklfck | 10/26/09
|

What are you even talking about?
Cayble | 10/24/09
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It's not a question of if Microsoft can afford another Vista.
UrbanBard | 10/24/09
|
  
VMS Unix?!?
DeusExMachina | 10/31/09
|
   
Maybe they meant VAX Unix? ...
ForgeAus | 11/01/09
|
    
The VAX
DeusExMachina | 11/04/09
|
 
The Unbearable Lightness of PR Stats
DannyO_0x98 | 10/24/09
|
  
Actually its going very well
John Zern | 10/24/09
|
   
Just more OEM strangleware...
outpastpluto | 10/26/09
|
   
So what - that means nothing
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
  
XP and Vista to Win 7
NCWeber | 10/26/09
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Please spare us the sales pitch
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
  
aham
keoz | 10/26/09
|
   
It's out necessity, not love
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
    
Yeah
keoz | 10/27/09
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Yeah is right
UAC nanny screen | 10/27/09
|
Nonsensical rant
croberts | 10/24/09
|

Love your title!
murph_z | 10/24/09
|
 
but I am curious..Windows crashes daily?
otaddy | 10/24/09
|
  
What's sad is he thinks this is normal.
ye | 10/24/09
|
  
Sure does
AndyPagin | 10/26/09
|
 
Yes but only once...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
|
  
LOL - nice!
murph_z | 10/25/09
|
   
That would be very good...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
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You can't
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|

Murph's problem...
Cayble | 10/24/09
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LOL, good analogy. NT
AboveAverageJoe | 10/24/09
|
 
I believe Murph is more into cha cha cha
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
|
 
Completely wrong
murph_z | 10/25/09
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"Secondly, most wintel users use wintel because that's what they were told.
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
|
   
Not entirely off base
NCWeber | 10/26/09
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It's safe
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
    
So then what happened?
Lester Young | 10/26/09
|
 
WOW - well said...and probably right on the money - nt
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
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Actually, a poor analogy......
linux for me | 10/26/09
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Hmmm...
voldar | 10/27/09
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LOL - "Your blog a is a jumbled mess of criticising..." bingo! nt
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
|

Not... exactly
Mitch 74 | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
roteague | 10/24/09
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Developers, developers, developers...
cabdriverjim | 10/24/09
|

Agree
Richard Flude | 10/24/09
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People keep saying this as if it's true.
ye | 10/24/09
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Ok then
Richard Flude | 10/24/09
|
   
Time Machine for one
John Zern | 10/24/09
|
    
More detail
Richard Flude | 10/25/09
|
     
Core animation
honeymonster | 10/25/09
|
     
honeymonster, I was wrong
Richard Flude | 10/25/09
|
     
Don't get him started
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
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Time machine != volume snapshots
murph_z | 10/25/09
|
   
To be honest...
NCWeber | 10/26/09
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Not quite what happened
Richard Flude | 10/26/09
|

Biased
jgoode@... | 10/24/09
|
 
What do you think of Murphys claim
honeymonster | 10/25/09
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Not what I said
murph_z | 10/25/09
|
  
And you are still wrong
honeymonster | 10/25/09
|
 
not really biased
cabdriverjim | 10/25/09
|
  
Eclipse is good
epaval@... | 10/26/09
|

LOL
keoz | 10/26/09
|
 
Well tell us all about it, 'O Great Studio Developer....
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
  
lol again
keoz | 10/27/09
|
   
That's right, I don't know VS
UAC nanny screen | 10/27/09
|
    
oooh uac
keoz | 10/27/09
|
     
Then go pratice what you preach
UAC nanny screen | 10/28/09
|
What?
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|

Dear clueless
murph_z | 10/24/09
|
 
That's not Microsoft's target market for 7.
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|
 
Then that's great Murph
John Zern | 10/24/09
|
  
Let's see your list
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|
Windows 7?
LonnieRM | 10/24/09
|

Have you tried it?
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|

Did anyone ever claim this?
ye | 10/24/09
|
 
Apple did...
pdickey43@... | 10/26/09
|
  
Before I get flamed....
pdickey43@... | 10/26/09
|
I could have downloaded numerous distros of
AboveAverageJoe | 10/24/09
|

Sounds like the download stopped.
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|
 
Yeah. 55 minutes or so for me. (nt)
James T. Kirk | 10/24/09
|
 
Done that numerous times. Even reinstalled digital-rivers
AboveAverageJoe | 10/24/09
|
  
Digital River
NCWeber | 10/26/09
|
 
PS. Thanks for the considerate response!
AboveAverageJoe | 10/24/09
|

Check your e-mail and contact DigitalRiver and Microsoft...
pdickey43@... | 10/26/09
|
Even less market share than it currently has, maybe?
James T. Kirk | 10/24/09
|
What do you mean by "multi-host applications"?
nick.holmes | 10/24/09
|

One app. many servers, many users, no locality
murph_z | 10/24/09
|
Anything can be perceived as a lot better than Vista
wackoae | 10/24/09
|

Another clueless poster repeating the FUD.
ye | 10/24/09
|
 
Their tests do not give a good picture at all.
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|
  
You've brought up some reasonable points.
ye | 10/24/09
|
   
I'm just gonna toss that test, it's poorly done.
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|
    
The only test that counts for a desktop is
murph_z | 10/24/09
|
     
These days . . .
CobraA1 | 10/24/09
|
     
I have to admit - I have used both, well three
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
|
     
That is ludicrous they are not THAT different
DevGuy_z | 10/27/09
|
    
So you're going to toss the results because you don't like them?
ye | 10/25/09
|
     
Yes, there are methodology issues.
CobraA1 | 10/25/09
|
     
@CobraA1: Then what are they?
ye | 10/27/09
|
 
Get those benchmarks out of here
connor33 | 10/26/09
|
Random thoughts by Paul Murphy
razzledazzle | 10/24/09
|

Only those who have them can do it...
The Mentalist | 10/25/09
|
I doubt it will mean much.
bjbrock | 10/24/09
|

In the short term, yes
murph_z | 10/25/09
|
 
Not sure I see it.
bjbrock | 10/25/09
|
 
Services.
CobraA1 | 10/25/09
|
Windows 7: playing catch up with Linux and Apple
daniel.pereznet | 10/24/09
|

Oh, I sorry but i missed the part where
honeymonster | 10/25/09
|
 
Wow.
A none mouse Cow Herd | 10/25/09
|
  
What frightens me most about the MSCE...
Richard Flude | 10/25/09
|
  
One word to sum honeymonster up...
SpikeyMike | 10/28/09
|
 
Additional Response -- Multi-touch
Filker0_z | 10/26/09
|

LOL!
Pliny the Elder | 10/25/09
|
"What Windows7 could mean for Linux"
CobraA1 | 10/25/09
|

Did anyone else get the fealing that MS may
mjolnar@... | 10/26/09
|
Back to the museum Murph
tonymcs@... | 10/25/09
|
nothing
ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/26/09
|
Poor ABMrs lost their whipping boy
connor33 | 10/26/09
|

you are a failure...
ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/26/09
|
 
Shouting isn't usefull
murph_z | 10/26/09
|
  
Why not....
UAC nanny screen | 10/26/09
|

Look at the names of the respondents and you will see
socialism=nowhere | 10/26/09
|

What you can do in GCC that you can't do in VC
Filker0_z | 10/26/09
|
 
Response
ITLeader | 10/26/09
|
 
Question was in response to Murph's comment about VS:
connor33 | 10/26/09
|
Has anything good ever been produced by VS?
scott1329 | 10/26/09
|

Yes
ITLeader | 10/26/09
|

Has anything good ever been produced by VS?!
ddalke@... | 10/26/09
|

Yes -
murph_z | 10/26/09
|
 
That's because
keoz | 10/26/09
|
 
Not re-inventing the wheel.
DevGuy_z | 10/27/09
|
What does it mean? Nothing!!
linux-user | 10/26/09
|
NO NO NO
alkolkin@... | 10/26/09
|
Amazing...
Marty R. Milette | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
step69 | 10/26/09
|

Linux is easy to install.
joe.smetona@... | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
ajay.gupta | 10/26/09
|

Windows does not have the modularity and security of Linux.
Renifer | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
pdickey43@... | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
bearlyworking | 10/26/09
|
Are you saying that Widows users aren't very bright? n/t
mjolnar@... | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
ITLeader | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
ted.mccarty@... | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
Li1t | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
outpastpluto | 10/26/09
|

Windows 7 had more share than Linux before it was even released.
connor33 | 10/26/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
eengnerd | 10/26/09
|
this is laughable...
keoz | 10/26/09
|
What do you mean by "multi-screen"?
DevGuy_z | 10/26/09
|

Umm, no?
murph_z | 10/27/09
|
What if Win8 could not be pirated ?
mama0001 | 10/26/09
|
Windows user could careless about Linux
Randalllind | 10/26/09
|

Could not.
James T. Kirk | 10/27/09
|
Great blog Murph!
914four | 10/26/09
|
Daily fail?
wright_is | 10/27/09
|

Hyperbole containing and expressing truth
murph_z | 10/27/09
|
 
Reliability...
wright_is | 10/28/09
|
 
Ridiculous
ITLeader | 10/28/09
|
Huh?
GTWilson | 10/27/09
|

"Fails Daily"
DEFleener | 10/27/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
voldar | 10/27/09
|
RE: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
Beredugu | 11/03/09
|
Remember when Vista was going to Boost Linux
Aussie_Troll | 11/08/09
|

When Murph predicts it - the opposite usually happens...nt
USTechHead | 11/16/09
|