Another bill gates joke. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: FW: Bill Gates
>
>
>>>>When Bill Gates became the proud father of a baby
>>>>daughter earlier this year, a group of Usenet lurkers
>>>>compiled the following list of similarities bewteen a
>>>>typical Microsoft software release and the heir to
>>>>Bill's fortune.
>>>>
>>>>1. Neither can stand on its own two feet without a lot
>>>> of third party support.
>>>>
>>>>2. Both barf all over themselves regularly.
>>>>
>>>>3. Regardless of the problem, calling Microsoft Tech
>>>> Support won't help.
>>>>
>>>>4. As they mature, we prey that they will be better
>>>> than that which precede them.
>>>>
>>>>5. At first release they're relatively compact, but
>>>> they seem to grow and grow and grow with each
>>>> passing year.
>>>>
>>>>6. Although announced with great fanfare, pretty
>>>> much anyone could have produced one.
>>>>
>>>>7. They arrive in shaky condition with inadequate
>>>> documentation.
>>>>
>>>>8. No matter what, it takes several months between
>>>> the announcement and the actual release.
>>>>
>>>>9. Bill gets the credit, but someone else did most of
>>>> the work.
>>>>
>>>>10. For at least the next year, they'll suck.
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Subject: FW: Bill Gates
>>>When Bill Gates became the proud father of a baby
>>>daughter earlier this year, a group of Usenet lurkers
>>>compiled the following list of similarities bewteen a
>>>typical Microsoft software release and the heir to
>>>Bill's fortune.
>>>
>>>1. Neither can stand on its own two feet without a lot
>>> of third party support.
>>>
>>>2. Both barf all over themselves regularly.
>>>
>>>3. Regardless of the problem, calling Microsoft Tech
>>> Support won't help.
>>>
>>>4. As they mature, we prey that they will be better
>>> than that which precede them.
>>>
>>>5. At first release they're relatively compact, but
>>> they seem to grow and grow and grow with each
>>> passing year.
>>>
>>>6. Although announced with great fanfare, pretty
>>> much anyone could have produced one.
>>>
>>>7. They arrive in shaky condition with inadequate
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>>8. No matter what, it takes several months between
>>> the announcement and the actual release.
>>>
>>>9. Bill gets the credit, but someone else did most of
>>> the work.
>>>
>>>10. For at least the next year, they'll suck.
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