OT: Eeewww!!!

['69 Camaro]

I have no tact, so someone who does please tell Microsoft's marketers that
they need to go for the "Brad Pitt" look, not the "up the nose" shot of a
"Saturday Night Live Conehead" look on their home page. Eeewww!!!

http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx

Gunny

 

[Guest]

Agree Eeewww!!!
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[BruceM]

That's a bit troubling. However, a company that thinks it makes sense to
turn off the computer by clicking the Start button is prone to making odd
choices.

 

[Bill Mosca, MS Access MVP]

LOL!

 

[James A. Fortune]

I have no tact, so someone who does please tell Microsoft's marketers that
they need to go for the "Brad Pitt" look, not the "up the nose" shot of a
"Saturday Night Live Conehead" look on their home page. Eeewww!!!

http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx

Gunny

Re: "Daylight Saving Time updates" on the same page

They addressed the DST problem! C.f.,

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.ms-access/browse_frm/thread/1b0023e2a9457b10

It's probably amazing how much extra work that simple change caused MS.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I have no tact, so someone who does please tell Microsoft's marketers that
they need to go for the "Brad Pitt" look, not the "up the nose" shot of a
"Saturday Night Live Conehead" look on their home page. Eeewww!!!

Steve Ballmer's email address is steveb aaatttt microsoft.com.

Note that this is public info. See
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/2005/06-06TechEd.mspx
near the bottom. He asks for feedback. I've emailed him twice and
received replies either from him or a VP within 48 hours.

Tony
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[Tony Toews [MVP]]

That's a bit troubling. However, a company that thinks it makes sense to
turn off the computer by clicking the Start button is prone to making odd
choices.

<chuckle> This is a funny one, ain't it.

Tony
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['69 Camaro]

Hi, James.

At least you saw more than I did. You found some useful information on that
Web page. I got an eyeful -- and didn't see anything else!

Gunny

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Tony.

Thanks for the E-mail address. I just sent a tactless note to Mr. Ballmer,
because I couldn't think of how to do it tactfully. I'll let you guys know
if I get a reply.

Gunny

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Jerry.

Now
everything will taste like MRE's.

MRE's. Mmmm. Tastes a lot better than the grasshoppers and worms they
teach you to eat in survival training.

Gunny

 

[David W. Fenton]

<chuckle> This is a funny one, ain't it.

The original Apple method for ejecting a floppy disk was by dragging
the icon for it to the trash can. That always seemed *so* completely
wrong to me.