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Microsoft seeks tax dollars to fix Windows

In this Article, Microsoft suggests placing taxes on Internet usage to fix security breaches…

Unbelievable. Microsoft produces Windows, which has been security ridden since it first entered the Internet. Microsoft has been pay VERY well for their product. Microsoft has not fixed their problems. Now Microsoft want the consumer to play extra taxes to help fix their problem.

I have another idea:

How about we dump the Microsoft garbage and just use Linux/Unix/BSD based Operating systems, and eliminate 90% of those security threats in a single stroke.

How do them guys sleep at night?

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Tech Speak

The terms that they use, but what they REALLY mean:

“New”
means
“Different colours from previous version.”

“All New”
means
“Not compatible with previous version.”

“Exclusive”
means
“Nobody else has documentation.”

“Unmatched”
means
“Almost as good as the competition.”

“Design Simplicity”
means
“The company wouldn’t give us any money.”

“Fool-proof Operation”
means
“All parameters are hard-coded.”

“Advanced Design”
means
“Nobody really understands it.”

“Here At Last”
means
“Didn’t get it done on time.”

“Field Tested”
means
“We don’t have any simulators.”

“Years of Development”
means
“Finally got one to work.”

“Unprecedented Performance”
means
“Nothing ever ran this slow before.”

“Revolutionary”
means
“Disk drives go ’round and ’round.”

“Futuristic”
means
“Only runs on a next generation supercomputer.”

“No Maintenance”
means
“Impossible to fix.”

“Performance Proven”
means
“Worked through Beta test.”

“Meets Tough Quality Standards”
means
“It compiles without errors.”

“Satisfaction Guaranteed”
means
“We’ll send you another pack if it fails.”

“Stock Item”
means
“We shipped it before and can do it again.”

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