tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post8439118592078316716..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: 3-finger saluteBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-38072076453932401932013-09-27T07:18:06.000-04:002013-09-27T07:18:06.000-04:00Years ago I dug into the bowels of Windows 3.1 and...Years ago I dug into the bowels of Windows 3.1 and found derogatory comments put there by the programmers. I have to wonder if Steve Balmer was already throwing chairs by then. The guys has been a managerial disaster.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-76597537396510972802013-09-27T10:10:25.000-04:002013-09-27T10:10:25.000-04:00How can you make a list of MS-disasters without na...How can you make a list of MS-disasters without naming Bob:<br><br><br><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob<br><br><br><br>Which, among other things, was responsible for the plague of the Comic Sans font.Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-4531053979951781022013-09-27T10:55:03.000-04:002013-09-27T10:55:03.000-04:00I have a finger for Microsoft. As a man I despise ...I have a finger for Microsoft. <br><br><br><br>As a man I despise any thing that uses micro and soft in the same sentence.<br><br><br><br>Bill Gates is the result of silky pony not revealing his stylist sources.plentyobailoutsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-58307569549461401242013-09-27T11:40:35.000-04:002013-09-27T11:40:35.000-04:00It was a mistake but it wasn't my fault...the...It was a mistake but it wasn't my fault...the man should be in politics.zzyzxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-64197482028452283792013-09-29T00:12:21.000-04:002013-09-29T00:12:21.000-04:00Microsoft 'saved' Apple by fulfilling some...Microsoft 'saved' Apple by fulfilling some of the contracts they had agreed to with Apple. Apple in turn, having given Microsoft the tech and guidance for creating a proper GUI, then went to bat to save MS from the DOJ's anti-trust prosecutions.<br><br><br><br>CheersJ.M. Heinrichsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-71537086389436796282013-09-29T08:14:42.000-04:002013-09-29T08:14:42.000-04:00@5 - You remember what the DOJ's anti-trust ca...@5 - You remember what the DOJ's anti-trust case revolved around, right?<br><br><br><br>MS bundled Internet Explorer with Windows.<br><br><br><br>That was the entirety of their crime.<br><br><br><br>Seems like a rather quaint accusation today, doesn't it?Harveynoreply@blogger.com