Paul Lussier said:
> In a message dated: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:41:30 EST
> Rich Payne said:
>
> >
> >Has anybody else seen the TV commercials that MS are running lately?
> >The windows2000 ones where they claim that nobody has checked in on the
> >servers for days, because they know the servers will be running, because
> >they're running Windows 2000.
> >
> >I just about fell off the couch the first time I saw it.
>
> Yeah, I saw it too, and had about the same reaction :)
>
> >..running for days at a time, that's impressive!
>
> I thought so. At least their marketing strategy of out-right lying has
> remained consistent though :)
Out-right lying? I haven't seen that. Evasive answers, FUD, diversion, etc,
but out-right lying? That's actually against the law in advertising.
>
> Have you seen the other one about the OS is installed so the hardware doesn't
> get lonely or some other such ridiculous idea? They go on to claim that the
> the laptop will connect back to the office and sync up with the server, from
> anywhere on the internet blah blah blah.
>
> Great concept, though that laptop will have a heck of a time syncing up with
> the office server if say DNS is down for the week :)
"But it's someone else's fault" ;-)
jeff
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