Re: Bill Gates gets another blue screen in public

This thread doesn't seem very midrange-related...

Personally, I've used MS-Money for years (and like it).  It may not be
fancy but it works.  I wouldn't call it a disaster, just not well promoted,
much like the iSeries.  (See, I'm trying to keep this somewhat
midrange-related.)  Much like many other Microsoft products it has the bare
minimum of features.  Still, it does what I need it to do.

I would also disagree and say that the X-Box has been very successful.
Microsoft Bob might have been laughable but it did evolve into "clippy" as
an office assistant.

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




                                                                                
                                 
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we know the great products that MS has scarfed, barfed, and destroyed like
WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, & Netscape.  But are there examples of MS
ventures
that have been utter disasters?  Microsoft Bob, MSMoney, msnbc, and MSN ISP
are some that come to mind but there must be others?  X-Box?



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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Date: 01/06/05 10:56:43

To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Subject: Re: Bill Gates gets another blue screen in public



MS would find a way to crash a VCR...(blue clock of death)



Chuck Lewis wrote:

> NICE catch Jerry. Interesting read.

>

> And it brings up a GREAT point. Microsoft wanting to move into the
consumer

> electronics market. My TV works fine. My VCR (when used) works fine. My
DVD

> player works fine. Etc, etc, etc. I cannot IMAGINE what a mess Microsoft

> could make of all of this...

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