04/08/2008

Microsoft Vista to be open-sourced

Category fun microsoft vista

Full source code ...

/*
       GNOT General Public License!
   (c) 1995-2007 Microsoft Corporation

*/


#include “dos.h”
#include "win95.h"
#include “win98.h"
#include “sco_unix.h"


class WindowsVista extends WindowsXP implements Nothing
{}

int
totalNewFeatures = 3;
int
totalWorkingNewFeatures = 0;
float
numberOfBugs = 345889E+O8;
boolean readyForRelease = FALSE;

void
main {
    while (!CRASHED) {

    if (first_time_install) {
        if ((installedRAM <
2GB) ||
        (processorSpeed <
4GHz))
        {
            MessageBox(
"Hardware incompatibility error.");
            GetKeyPress();
            BSOD();
        }
    }
    Make10GBswapfile():
    SearchAndDestroy(FIREFOX|OPENOFFICEORG|ANYTHING_GOOGLE);
    AddRandomDriver();
    MessageBox(
"Driver incompatibility error.");
    GetKeyPress();
    BSOD();
     }

     //printf("Welcome to Windows 2000");
     //printf(Welcome to Windows XP");

     printf (
“Welcome to Windows Vista”);

     if (still_not_crashed){

      CheckUserLicense();
       DoubleCheckUserLicense();
      TripleCheckUserLicense();
       RelayUserDetailsToRedmond();

      DisplayFancyGraphics();
      FlickerLED(hard_drive);
      RunWindowsXP();
      return LotsMoreMoney,
   }
}


(PS If I knew the originator of this, I would credit him ... but I don't, so thank you whoever you are)

02/18/2008

Eating humble pie

Category microsoft vista ibm
Microsoft have finally released Vista SP1 to their most loyal fans: the MSDN subscriber base. I'm at a loss to explain quite why it took them so long to realise that it might be a good idea to keep their closest friends happy.

Mind you, they're not the only ones to have made some really bad decisions over the years...

Humble pie all round?