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Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft Commercials
Jeff Johnson wrote:
I just saw a new Microsoft commercial. Everyone - including Bill Gates
- says I'm a PC
Gil Hale wrote:
On the bright side, I can still deploy compiled VFP apps without paying any
additional fees to M$ g...
Hi Gil!
They can change that any time they want by slipping a new EULA in with a
security update. They have already done this.
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Regards,
Pete
http://pete-theisen.com/
Pete Theisen wrote:
Gil Hale wrote:
On the bright side, I can still deploy compiled VFP apps without paying any
additional fees to M$ g...
Hi Gil!
They can change that any time they want by slipping a new EULA in with a
security update. They have already done this.
When they did it:
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They should probably suspend all advertising campaigns until this
crisis is over.
Which crisis? Apple sales increasing at an increasing rate, Linux use
increasing at an increasing rate, hard-to-ignore-any-longer howling of PC
users
.
EULAs issued with updates are wasted on me. Bring it on!
Gil
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Gil Hale wrote
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Pete Theisen wrote:
Gil Hale wrote:
On the bright side, I can still deploy compiled VFP apps
without paying any
additional fees to M$ g...
Hi Gil!
They can change that any time they want by slipping a new EULA
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What He said! :)
David Smith
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On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
I just saw a new Microsoft commercial. Everyone - including Bill
Gates
- says I'm a PC. It will be interesting to see how they move to
plan C.
And all except for Bill were paid for their endorsement.
-- Ed Leafe
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
I just saw a new Microsoft commercial. Everyone - including Bill
Gates
- says I'm a PC. It will be interesting to see how they move to
plan C.
And it's so... original.
Ed: Do you know that for certain, or are you making an assumption?
Why wouldn't they pay Bill? ;^)
Jeff
Jeff Johnson
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Ed Leafe wrote:
On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
On Sep 25, 2008, at 7:56 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
Ed: Do you know that for certain, or are you making an assumption?
Why wouldn't they pay Bill? ;^)
OK, I just assumed Bill wouldn't be paying himself. But as for the
rest, according to a Microsoft spokesperson:
Microsoft sent out
Heh Jeff,
It will be interesting to see how they move to plan C.
We have always said Microsoft takes three versions to get it right g.
Commercials v3.0.
Whether you think they are good or not, whether you think people are getting
paid for their
endorsement or not, these commercials are
Rick Schummer wrote:
Heh Jeff,
It will be interesting to see how they move to plan C.
We have always said Microsoft takes three versions to get it right g.
Commercials v3.0.
Whether you think they are good or not, whether you think people are
getting paid for their
endorsement or not,
Ed Leafe wrote:
On Sep 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
I just saw a new Microsoft commercial. Everyone - including Bill
Gates
- says I'm a PC. It will be interesting to see how they move to
plan C.
And all except for Bill were paid for their endorsement.
-- Ed Leafe
Gil Hale wrote:
My gut tells me the EULA additive restrictions would not hold up in court,
eventually. But who wants to take on the expense involved in proving that
point? Not me. ive with what we have, update and be more restricted, or
defy the restirctions and do what we want anyway (come
Gil Hale wrote:
They should probably suspend all advertising campaigns until this crisis
is over.
Which crisis? Apple sales increasing at an increasing rate, Linux use
increasing at an increasing rate, hard-to-ignore-any-longer howling of PC
users in pain with Vista being jammed down our
Rick: I love commercials, especially good ones. Ones that get your
attention, you can remember the product, and you want to buy the product
or service.
Two out of three ain't bad. ;^)
Jeff
Jeff Johnson
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On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Rick Schummer wrote:
Whether you think they are good or not, whether you think people are
getting paid for their
endorsement or not, these commercials are working because they are
generating threads like this on
forums, and blogs, and twitter, and other
On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:42 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account
wrote:
So what? The MAC vs. PC commercial actors
are all paid too. I don't see the point of your comment.
Really?
The Apple ads are not in any way attempting to portray the actors as
ordinary, regular
On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:42 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account
wrote:
lol! Gil, I'm amused by the phrase increasing at an increasing
rate... Would there ever be a situation where it's decreasing at an
increasing rate. ??? g
Skip calculus class? Don't know the difference
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What crap will they come up with next to get us talking about them?
Well, they seem to keep you talking ... :)
--
Ted Roche
Ted Roche Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
. Did you not pick up on that? I just assumed
that anyone with enough brains to figure out how to turn on a
television in the first place
TWEET! Ad hominem! Off-sides! OT! Yellow card!
--
Ted Roche
Ted Roche Associates, LLC
On Sep 25, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
. Did you not pick up on that? I just assumed
that anyone with enough brains to figure out how to turn on a
television in the first place
TWEET! Ad hominem! Off-sides! OT! Yellow card!
I simply don't accept the premise that there is no
On Sep 25, 2008, at 9:21 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
What crap will they come up with next to get us talking about
them?
Well, they seem to keep you talking ... :)
Yep, and before you know it, I'll be a Microsoft fanboi, too!
-- Ed Leafe
Ed Leafe wrote:
Skip calculus class? Don't know the difference between a first and
second derivative?
The nightmares I had with calculus!!! Ugh...thanks for that unpleasant
memory, Ed!
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On Sep 25, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Dave Crozier wrote:
Q: What is the first derivative of a cow?
A: Prime Rib!
Please don't go into the second derivative then! ;-)
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On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Dave Crozier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Q: What is the first derivative of a cow?
A: Prime Rib!
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nope Milk!
Second is Steak, roast, stew meat.
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Two out of three ain't bad. ;^)
Thanks for the laughter Jeff. Seriously made me laugh out loud. As have several
other posts in this
thread.
Ed as a Microsoft fanboy almost made me pull an abdominal muscle. g
Rick
White Light Computing, Inc.
www.whitelightcomputing.com
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lol! Gil, I'm amused by the phrase increasing at an increasing
rate... Would there ever be a situation where it's decreasing at an
increasing rate. ??? g
Actually, yes. :)
Suppose the stock market is dropping 10 points a day for a month. Then
on day 32 it drops 11 points, then on day
Whil Hentzen wrote:
Actually, yes. :)
Suppose the stock market is dropping 10 points a day for a month. Then
on day 32 it drops 11 points, then on day 33 it drops 12 points, on day
34 it drops 13 points. It's dropping (decreasing) at an increasing rate.
When something increases at the same
Whil Hentzen wrote:
When something increases at the same rate, velocity is constant,
acceleration is 0. When velocity increases, acceleration is 0. When
velocity decreases, acceleration is 0.
AKA deceleration.
Peter
At 09:23 AM 9/25/2008 -0400, Rick Schummer wrote:
Heh Jeff,
It will be interesting to see how they move to plan C.
We have always said Microsoft takes three versions to get it right g.
Commercials v3.0.
Whether you think they are good or not, whether you think people are
getting paid for
Whether you think they are good or not, whether you think people are
getting paid for their
endorsement or not, these commercials are working because they are
generating threads like this on
forums, and blogs, and twitter, and other social networking sites, and
come up in conversations
Jeff Johnson wrote:
I just saw a new Microsoft commercial. Everyone - including Bill Gates
- says I'm a PC. It will be interesting to see how they move to plan C.
They should probably suspend all advertising campaigns until this crisis
is over.
Paul
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