I figured that fellow Linux fans might enjoy this Microsoft humor from an
excellent humor list. For the sake of space, I have only excerpted the joke
and subscription info for the list (to be considerate to the Joke Du Jour
list owner even though I did not pass along the entire email). -JDA
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Excerpted from:
Joke du Jour (sm) Set 1. Volume 45; Issue 26. Sep 26, 2001
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"Microsoft's Upgrades"
After first seeing Microsoft's slogan for its upcoming Windows XP operating
system, "it just works," I couldn't help wondering: what were the slogans
for all the previous releases? After thinking about it for a while, they
became obvious.
Windows 1.0: Good joke, eh?
Windows 2.0: Still funny, isn't it?
Windows 286: Yeah, we're still kidding.
Windows 386: Going boldly where Desqview has been for years.
Windows 3.0: It's finally worth buying!
Windows 3.1: It's finally worth using!
Windows 95: Going boldly where the Mac has been for years.
Windows 98: More usable! Less stable!
Windows 98SE: More stable! Less usable!
Windows ME: Less usable AND less stable!
NT 1.0: Give me more hardware! NOW!!!
NT 2.0: Darn it, I said MORE HARDWARE!!! NOW!!!!
NT 3.0: Which part of "more hardware" do you not understand?
NT 3.5: With enough hardware, I'd work. Honest.
NT 4.0: Does less than Win98 with twice the hardware at one-half the
speed.
Windows 2K: Works almost as well as Windows 98! Honest!
Windows XP: It just works.
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My added slogan comments:
What next? Future Window versions & slogans?
Windows Xpatriate: Great when you are away from your home country
Windows KP: The system to use in your networked kitchen.
Windows K9: Why should dogs be left out of computing?
Windows 2Kans: Don't forget the tropical birds!
Windows Xcess: Software bloated and proud of it!
Windows Xtrovert: The one system to have in your manic moods!
