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Microsoft Search sucks.
Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.
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Microsoft Search sucks.  bjbrock | 07/24/08
Curious to what you're moving to  strebby | 07/24/08
Aye! There's the rub ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
I don't think the rub isn't sales ptches as much as it's standards  Breetai | 07/25/08
Vendors know what ???  colinnwn | 07/25/08
Really?  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
"Instead, the enterprise always looks at the cost/benefit..."  bmerc | 07/25/08
Mac - triumph of marketing over substance  dougs.zdnet@... | 07/27/08
Astroturf above  MarcB_z | 07/27/08
Vista - better computing through denial  john_gillespie@... | 07/27/08
I have my own questions, Strebby...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
We did...  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
If only you could demonstrate the following true:  ye | 07/26/08
Proof, oh YE doubting thomas?  vulpine@... | 07/26/08
I'm pretty sure  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
Well, I'll give you credit for thinking  vulpine@... | 07/29/08
some people choose win32 only enterprise apps then say "what do we move to"  stevey_d | 07/25/08
Web based apps...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/08
browser apps aren't a solution for business  Drakaran | 07/27/08
amazon, banks, ebay etc cant possibly be trading $bns online then.. oh wait  stevey_d | 07/27/08
Actually they are  914four | 07/28/08
the same thing you do if your windows server goes down  stevey_d | 07/27/08
We're still on XP mainly, even the the 'creative guys'  frankwick | 07/28/08
Well, DUH!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/24/08
well said  mrdt | 07/24/08
Actually, in the enterprise, MS is not ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
Actually, in the enterprise, MS is...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
It is certainly true that you can employee ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
Maybe it is...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
Not enough money to be made from the desktop?  zkiwi | 07/27/08
It's true  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
Windows Server 2003  stevey_d | 07/25/08
Mac OSX server... Anyone got experience of this?  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
OpenBSD  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
Better check...  vulpine@... | 07/29/08
Don't buy that...  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
...not some 10 year old survey.  vulpine@... | 07/26/08
"They are looking for something easier and cheaper"  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
I don't care where you work, I want the costs.  Sleeper Service | 07/28/08
My company is investing in MacBooks  914four | 07/28/08
Very True, but when and will it be Vista?  dunn@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  epobirs | 07/24/08
Which raises the question  lschw1 | 07/25/08
good post. Also what is the compelling reason to update?  stevey_d | 07/25/08
Agree...Not Compelling at all  dunn@... | 07/25/08
Explain why...  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
As friendly as XP?  Mike (not Cox) | 07/25/08
i've never seen an XP without classic control panel  stevey_d | 07/27/08
Uh...  Sleeper Service | 07/31/08
Irrelevant  Cardhu | 08/03/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  Loverock Davidson | 07/24/08
Message has been deleted.  Linux User 147560 | 07/24/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 07/24/08
Welcome to freedom and uncensored press  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
A private message board  Crestview | 07/25/08
Well Said  Breetai | 07/25/08
Apparently so  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
Truth will not be tolerated  Ole Man | 07/25/08
How about  Crestview | 07/25/08
You Really Do Occupy The Microsoft "Twilight Zone"...  BanjoPaterson | 07/24/08
RE: You Do Really Occupy the Microsoft "Twilight Zone"  bfilipiak@... | 07/25/08
"made sure that they were running it on the best hardware" -was video clip  stevey_d | 07/25/08
But of course...  Jeremy W | 07/24/08
If Wall St. "gets drunk" then Microsoft are continuously paraletic  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
RE: But of course....  bfilipiak@... | 07/25/08
Of course you do. If Microsoft said "Loverock, jump off a cliff"  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
Well, doctrine...  TedKraan | 07/25/08
RE: ....If M$ said: "Loverock, jump off a cliff"  bfilipiak@... | 07/25/08
Re: looking like fools for never trying it  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
I would tend to believe Forrest.  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
That Tired Microsoft Spin  Cardhu | 07/27/08
You forgot exploding Pintos!  914four | 07/28/08
Exactly!  Cardhu | 08/09/08
My first motorized buggy was a '49 Ford  Ole Man | 08/09/08
Microsoft has released no data on such statistics  Ole Man | 07/28/08
Look What I Found  Cardhu | 08/10/08
Thanks! Good link.........  Ole Man | 08/10/08
Microsoft's new marketing campaign  MGP2 | 07/24/08
That was either over done or half baked  Cayble | 07/24/08
But really...  Jeremy W | 07/24/08
Correct! The moon is indeed made of cheese.  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
I think the other guy was closer to Microsoft's real treatment of Customers  Breetai | 07/25/08
Not ready for prime time.  sbf95070 | 07/25/08
Too much effort required. Time to find an alternative.  joe.smetona@... | 07/28/08
Still no major organizations moving to Vista  jeffs0413@... | 07/24/08
Ours is...  Mike (not Cox) | 07/24/08
But while yours is...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
Don't know, I don't work there  Mike (not Cox) | 07/25/08
because...  LegendsOfBatman | 07/28/08
Ditto  gsteck | 07/28/08
Uh...  Sleeper Service | 07/31/08
FYI:  dvm | 07/24/08
We're waiting to see  Marcos El Malo | 07/24/08
Thanks  rcfoulk@... | 07/25/08
Still no major organizations moving to Vista  hairyR | 07/25/08
And how long  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
Nonesense ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
That's what I;ve been sayin'  Breetai | 07/25/08
More expensive?  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
And look at the Graphics Score you have....  dunn@... | 07/25/08
"but they are not stupid"  Jeremy W | 07/26/08
Vista is kicking it old school...  Mike Cox | 07/24/08
I wonder if it will work  John L. Ries | 07/24/08
A Mike Cox typo  MGP2 | 07/24/08
7.5  TedKraan | 07/25/08
Amazing what has to be done...  John L. Ries | 07/24/08
Who cares?  ye | 07/24/08
I agree. Business customers arent upgrading cause XP works well  otaddy | 07/24/08
For Business, its the apps that count, not the OS  shroutosaur@... | 07/25/08
Nail on the head  gnesterenko | 08/08/08
Lot's of businesses are still using Windows 2000  mcsystemsgb | 07/25/08
Slumping Economy  LiquidLearner | 07/27/08
Bingo  Cayble | 07/24/08
Missing out on one person wouldn't make it a failure  Michael Kelly | 07/25/08
The point is:  ye | 07/25/08
Exactly. (nt)  TedKraan | 07/25/08
That's fine, but  Michael Kelly | 07/25/08
If Vista is a failure what does that say about OS X?  ye | 07/26/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  lawryll@... | 07/24/08
You believe Forrester? Based on...WHAT?  Cayble | 07/24/08
"Your post is not based on relevant facts."  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
Based on...WHAT?  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
made up a least one "fact" there, vulpine.  rtk | 07/25/08
Just read the articles, my friend....  vulpine@... | 07/26/08
Well, when you read 10 anti-ms blogs  rtk | 07/27/08
Based on...  Jeremy W | 07/26/08
I believe MY reality  graywz | 07/24/08
My company has completely rejected the iPhone.  ye | 07/24/08
Everything's an argument, eh Ye?  MGP2 | 07/24/08
Did you read the same post I did?  ye | 07/24/08
Ah, the smell of invalid extrapolation...  zkiwi | 07/24/08
Then what was the point of his post?  ye | 07/24/08
What was the point in your post Ye?  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
@fr0thy2: The point of my post was...  ye | 07/25/08
Ye, you are lying again  bmerc | 07/25/08
@bmerc: Look up the word "imply". (nt)  ye | 07/26/08
To catch you hook, line and sinker  zkiwi | 07/27/08
No, *you* look up the word "infer".  Zogg | 07/27/08
You're like a fish Ye  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
Then maybe you really do...  jasonp@... | 07/25/08
See this response of mine:  ye | 07/26/08
Perhaps I need new glasses...  914four | 07/28/08
HE SAID  Cayble | 07/24/08
They may be planning to skip Vista for Windows 7  ye | 07/25/08
Wiping VISTA and installing XP  johndecoville | 07/25/08
I suspect Windows 7 will require your company...  ye | 07/26/08
Yes, so spend MORE money  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
Oh god you guys are funny!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
Nope, he didn't say anything remotely like that  bmerc | 07/25/08
My guess his point was about benefits...  Solid Water | 07/24/08
People don't use descriptions such as:  ye | 07/24/08
Well.........  James Quinn | 07/24/08
Jim, its not the politness...  Cayble | 07/24/08
"catastrophic IT log jam in a few short years"  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
Well to be honest.....  James Quinn | 07/25/08
Wonderful  rhomp2002@... | 07/25/08
He posted in the manner he did in an attempt...  ye | 07/25/08
Strangely, I'm reminded how...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
@vulpine: They are?  ye | 07/26/08
My dear YE...  vulpine@... | 07/26/08
He did?  914four | 07/28/08
Unless the CIO really did say "No Vista under any circumstances."?  Zogg | 07/27/08
As long as...  Mike (not Cox) | 07/24/08
Ok. No problem. See ya in three years. Have fun (NT)  Cayble | 07/24/08
As an IT Consultant  TedKraan | 07/25/08
Sometimes upper management ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
I wish folk would give it a rest  storm14k | 07/24/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  Alber1690 | 07/24/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  wdlists@... | 07/24/08
Please explain?  MyBlueRex | 07/24/08
Bill Gates is a Liar  David Blomstrom | 07/24/08
Big business is...  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
So...  David Blomstrom | 07/26/08
Google's founder are liars.  Sleeper Service | 07/28/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  chris_x | 07/24/08
Fundamental assumption....  Jeremy W | 07/24/08
"He will be gone soon."  fr0thy2 | 07/25/08
Hopefully not too soon  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
Vista fail in my company.  kraterz | 07/24/08
You said ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  pkatz | 07/24/08
Software assurance plan??? You are joking right??  wackoae | 07/25/08
Where Was The Microsoft Software Assurance Plan  Cardhu | 07/31/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  bohannjn | 07/24/08
Glad to see I'm not the only one .....  wackoae | 07/25/08
Slow opening Connect To:  dvm | 07/25/08
Why are customers being the testbed YET again?  TedKraan | 07/25/08
show us your perfect OS  rtk | 07/25/08
patches  TedKraan | 07/28/08
huh?  rtk | 07/28/08
Illogic  Cardhu | 08/09/08
One month of Vista  wackoae | 07/24/08
Vista is New Coke  chessmen | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  John McGhie | 07/25/08
I agree completely  akaltman@... | 07/25/08
100% correct.  magallanes | 07/25/08
Glad to see I'm not the only one .....  wackoae | 07/25/08
The MS way...  DB_z | 07/25/08
you're not the only one...  rtk | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  m.dalakis@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  TedKraan | 07/25/08
Does it matter ?  trenchsol | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  trenchsol | 07/25/08
I believe both of them  akaltman@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  jim@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
more responsive?  merc2dogs` | 07/25/08
Was vista pre-installed on that system?  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
XP  914four | 07/28/08
"I believe my own 'reality'. "  bmerc | 07/25/08
Then, ...what to do?  emmerc@... | 07/25/08
If you are concerned about that ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Good enough, but not great  anthony_hunt | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  Gyula Bognar, Jr. | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  dlstephenson_z | 07/25/08
I'll say it again....  DB_z | 07/25/08
If it isn't worth it to you, don't do it.  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
That's part of the problem...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
Why do Microsoft have to get people to upgrade to Vista?  stevey_d | 07/25/08
A very, VERY good question!  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  dridoc@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  supportdoc@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista - The Mac benefactor  jimr@... | 07/25/08
Reply to : catastrophic IT log jam in a few short years  High Plains | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  nolten@... | 07/25/08
Absolutely!  jimr@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  paul.edwards@... | 07/25/08
Humm, research vs marketing ...  rcfoulk@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  varick | 07/25/08
I like Vista  Markitect | 07/25/08
What a novel idea!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/25/08
RE: And Enterprise vendors know...  colinnwn | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  mikeholli | 07/25/08
Windows XP Server ?  GiMMeABreak | 07/26/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  ansak | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  Jackbass@... | 07/25/08
Operator's Error?  mikeholli | 07/25/08
This talk back is almost funny..  TtfnJohn | 07/25/08
An interesting assessment ...  mwagner@... | 07/25/08
Even more interesting is...  vulpine@... | 07/25/08
Sorry Marc, but...  TtfnJohn | 07/26/08
Mary... Enough with the drama, OK?  Narg | 07/25/08
One company's plans  ernestm@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  davidthomas@... | 07/25/08
HP Printer driver for Vista  914four | 07/28/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  atari8bit@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  snowb@... | 07/25/08
didn't get the fall press release?  rtk | 07/25/08
Easy to see...  mikifinaz1@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  jscott418 | 07/25/08
Having worked with XP and Vista...  gypkap@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  futurist | 07/25/08
An expensive mistake  futurist | 07/25/08
Re: Expensive Mistake  Northlite | 07/25/08
An Expensive Mistake  futurist | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  VistaSux | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  deowll | 07/25/08
Yup.  Sleeper Service | 07/25/08
I believe Forrester....  devlin_X | 07/25/08
One Expert's Experience  erlewis@... | 07/25/08
I would have agreed with you a year ago...  914four | 07/28/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  erniem1970@... | 07/25/08
let's dumb down, shall we  jiagebusen | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  bytlan@... | 07/25/08
Been there done that; unfortunately the T-Shirt no longer fits.  914four | 07/28/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  j.e.taylor@... | 07/25/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  fjm | 07/25/08
Forester's Report is a Joke and here's why  notsofast | 07/26/08
huh? personal attacks?  ttocsmij | 07/26/08
How quickly people forget...  vulpine@... | 07/26/08
That's utter nonsense.  Sleeper Service | 07/28/08
Imagine the Day After Mojave  johnfmarti@... | 07/26/08
The scary part ...  ttocsmij | 07/26/08
Please keep writing the comedy...  Sleeper Service | 07/28/08
Vista is LESS Secure than XP--Here's an Eg  Utah Stan | 07/26/08
READ the thread you link to.  rtk | 07/27/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  ttocsmij | 07/26/08
nice troll  rtk | 07/27/08
is it just me ...  ttocsmij | 07/26/08
It's just you.  rtk | 07/27/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  shanedr | 07/27/08
Microsoft's Biggest Problem Is Credibility, Not Perception or Performance  Cardhu | 07/27/08
The Vista utility that fixes everything  whisperycat | 07/27/08
Henceforth, ye shall be known to me as DOCTOR Cardhu  Ole Man | 07/28/08
Hardware - sofware cartel.  kraterz | 07/27/08
I can tell you our reality  Chad_z | 07/28/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  dick_cohen@... | 07/28/08
VistaP  tomam | 07/28/08
The New Coke:  XweAponX | 07/29/08
Interesting Analogy  Cardhu | 07/30/08
watch the mojave videos  rtk | 07/30/08
Message has been deleted.  Ole Man | 07/30/08
Message has been deleted.  rtk | 07/30/08
Message has been deleted.  Ole Man | 07/30/08
People Also Heard That  Cardhu | 07/31/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  alsoran | 07/30/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  rparker009 | 07/31/08
RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?  gnesterenko | 08/08/08
What is really real?  Ole Man | 08/08/08
Ole Man, You'll Want To Add This Link  Cardhu | 08/10/08
Thanks! just read that (article) last night...  Ole Man | 08/10/08
LOL!! But your "ignorant forum flamers"  Cardhu | 08/09/08

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