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The magic of wishful thinking ... Windows 7 edition?

Virtually everyone who has used the Windows 7 RC has come away with positive reactions, especially concerning performance. And few would question the fact that Windows 7 runs acceptably on even low-end netbook hardware, a la Windows XP, but unlike Windows Vista. And yet, now that we have the first credible...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-08-2009
Microsoft: Celebrate Tax Day by avoiding the Apple Tax

They're getting pretty persistent about this. (Of course, they do have a point. Macs are absolutely more expensive than PCs.) Brandon over at the Windows team blog posts about the company's latest Apple Tax initiative: With the ailing global economy, I am looking at ways I get better value for...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-09-2009
One last look at the 'Lauren' I'm a PC ad

The tech world--especially the Mac world--is still aflame in some sort of weird controversy over Microsoft's latest "I'm a PC" ad, the one in which Lauren buys a $699 HP laptop. There's been all kinds of silliness about this ad. But there's also been some more reasoned commentary...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-30-2009
4 Softies and a Pizza Guy - P-D-C 2008

LOL. It’s unclear whether this is meant to be a parody or an outright mockery, but it’s pretty funny : Think boy band. And software development. Naturally. :) Thanks Leonard D.

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-07-2008
Fake, fake, fake

I spent a lot of time during Longhorn's early days debunking fake screenshots people had created of Microsoft's then-next-OS. It's happening again with Windows 7, of course. And while I'd like to keep this kind of thing to a minimum, this video is fake . Not just fake. Fake, fake, fake...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-14-2008

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Browse by Tags

The magic of wishful thinking ... Windows 7 edition?

Microsoft: Celebrate Tax Day by avoiding the Apple Tax

One last look at the 'Lauren' I'm a PC ad

4 Softies and a Pizza Guy - P-D-C 2008

Fake, fake, fake