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Gate's New Product
>
> For the first time in, oh, a decade, I think, something from Microsoft
> shipped on time: Jennifer Katharine Gates, weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces
> when she was downloaded, er, born on Friday, April 26 at 6:11 p.m.
>
> And what do Baby Gates and Daddy's products have in common?
>
> 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 pray that they will be better than that which
> preceeded 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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