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What went wrong was simple....
... MS proved once again that they are a marketing company and not a technology company. Marketing takes precedence. It doesn't matter if the customer gets scr3wed because they're a monoply and the customer's only purpose is to fill the MS coffers
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What went wrong was simple....  bportlock | 02/28/08
Well...  zkiwi | 02/28/08
Daming statement?  JABBER_WOLF | 02/28/08
Monopolistic practice.  carlino | 02/28/08
YOUR POINT ?  JABBER_WOLF | 02/28/08
Ummm acutally.....  nickoli0_z | 02/28/08
Monoply? Customers screwed?  Jeanie2424 | 02/29/08
Can Microsoft do ANYHTHING right???  Userama | 02/28/08
Does "make money hand over fist" count? (nt)  James T. Kirk | 02/28/08
Hah. grin [nt]  olePigeon | 02/28/08
That's not because of anything they've done right recently  Userama | 02/28/08
No!! (nt)  mdsmedia | 02/28/08
Maybe not as damning as you think  ShadeTree | 02/28/08
exactly, it wasn't clear!  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
Don't be silly.....  bportlock | 02/28/08
Agreed, and reading the PDF . . .  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
I can't get over how muddled they were....  bportlock | 02/28/08
Allchin left Microsoft on his own time table.  ShadeTree | 02/28/08
If you actually read what I wrote...  bportlock | 02/29/08
Allchin did not get pulled off of Vista ...  ShadeTree | 02/29/08
So...  zkiwi | 02/29/08
? What do you think they are complaining about.  TripleII | 02/28/08
Much ado about nothing!  ShadeTree | 02/28/08
You are pulling a No Axe.  TripleII | 02/28/08
Your the one presentng the red heering.  ShadeTree | 02/29/08
Nice Try.  TripleII | 02/29/08
Time for...  zkiwi | 02/29/08
Your doing it wrong....  Sysadm1n | 02/28/08
be serious  rtk | 02/28/08
Read the stuff in the linked Seattle Post article  j.m.galvin | 02/28/08
Yup - just like the end users, the retailers were ignored  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
The people who actually buy their products ....  ShadeTree | 02/28/08
Come on Shadey...  mdsmedia | 02/28/08
No, really, Sherlock?  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
Microsoft is hosed on this one ...  MisterMiester | 02/28/08
I think the damning part is...  ye | 02/28/08
So what?  ShadeTree | 02/28/08
Including deceptively ? ? ? ? . . . Get A Clue.  Basic Logic | 02/28/08
Message has been deleted.  bjbrock | 02/28/08
I don't think they designed it to be deceptive.  ye | 02/29/08
They can also revive Microsoft Bob if they want  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
They sure can. But...  ye | 02/29/08
re: They sure can. But...  CobraA1 | 03/01/08
Buyer Beware stems from lack of communication.  ye | 03/02/08
DECEPTION, DISHONESTY & HIGH-HANDED TACTICS  Ole Man | 02/28/08
The commodity PC did them in.  TripleII | 02/28/08
No_Ax says its the user's fault...  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/28/08
Good one. . . 9.3 . . . (nt)  Basic Logic | 02/28/08
I'm suing Microsoft because I was promised the WOW  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/28/08
There's plenty of WOW in Vista  rpmyers1 | 02/28/08
Like: "Wow, what garbage?"  Basic Logic | 02/28/08
Seems like there is alot of garbage going around  GuidingLight | 02/28/08
Was promised the WOW ...  MisterMiester | 02/28/08
Where are you No_Ax?  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/28/08
Microsoft will be forced to give everyone who bought Vista a refund  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/28/08
What you should expect...  Jeremy W | 02/28/08
Just finished reading the PDF  CobraA1 | 02/28/08
Too concerned about the OEMs, and not concerned enough about the people...  Jeremy W | 02/28/08
Partners, customers, developers, et al ...  MisterMiester | 02/28/08
My guess is that description likely fits  GuidingLight | 02/28/08
Too bad it was never discussed  Ole Man | 02/28/08
I've read the entire EULA ...  MisterMiester | 02/28/08
Like the Apple EULA  GuidingLight | 02/28/08
Very good argument  Ole Man | 02/29/08
Work late much?  tristesse27@... | 02/28/08
My Vista Capable PC runs just fine!  cnfrisch | 02/28/08
Amazing! Do you have access to an MS MVP for help?  TripleII | 02/28/08
You're in the wrong job....  bportlock | 02/29/08
Freudian typo?  bportlock | 02/29/08
My pc was labeled as Vista capable....  JT82 | 02/29/08
Okay Mr. Ballmer quit fabricating we've seen the e-mails...  devlin_X | 03/02/08
RE:  Allyn_P | 02/28/08
I'm buying a new PC for my kid  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/28/08
I just bought 9 new laptops...  bjbrock | 02/29/08
Smart man  iwillnotbestopped@... | 02/29/08
Just make sure you're truly ready  SteveMak | 02/29/08
What a bunch of whinny babies...  rmsteele | 02/29/08
Tired cliches  SteveMak | 02/29/08
It was just marketing lingo  SteveMak | 02/29/08
More please  johnfenjackson@... | 02/29/08
... logo suggestions ...  johnfenjackson@... | 03/02/08
Simple Microsoft tried to pull a fast one and failed  mikifinaz1@... | 02/29/08
Linux and OS X ARE Better  drprod@... | 02/29/08
Sorry about the code screwup  drprod@... | 02/29/08
what was wrong?  atari8bit@... | 03/01/08
Linux gets better and better  idan.ro@... | 03/02/08
Message has been deleted.  Ole Man | 03/02/08

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