This theory of yours about not getting call backs is...well wrong. I've been listening to the Paul Thurrott podcasts since they started over a year ago. He has a dozen times completely and utterly humilated the MS WM team. He also spends no love on the horrible track record of xbox's that can stay working for more then six months. Yet still he has guests on who work for MS....still he gets access to areas of his choosing including heads of different development teams.
Let go of the hate, Tom. On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >'Overall, Windows 7 is a more functional, more efficiently designed > >operating system than Windows Vista, with far more attention paid to the > >user experience.' > > > >Doesn't that mean the same as 'not as crappy' ? Well in the world of > those > >with a seething uncontrollable hatred for MS... > > I know something about how circumspect writers have to be to not get > themselves cut off by MS's press handlers. Anyone saying things directly > won't get calls returned and won't get invited to rollout parties and > insider conventions. The above is carefully worded to serve the > discerning reader while not getting the writer into trouble. The use of > the word "more" (a relative term, not a superlative) is telling. > > An industry writer would read the above as follows: > > 1) "Windows 7 is a more functional" means "Parts of Vista were severely > broken. Win 7 fixes some of this." > > 2) "more efficiently designed" means "Vista was a pig, needing much more > RAM and much faster processors. Win 7 fixes some of this." > > 3) "with far more attention paid to the user experience" means "What the > hell were they thinking when they redesigned the GUI? It looks like they > gave little thought to this. Win 7 fixes some of this." > > Take off the rose-colored glasses and join the real world! > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
