Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Monday 21 May 2007 20:26 \__
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/how_does_windows_vista_rate.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
>> Just look at those comments on the page. My, my ... the Munchkins are
>> out in full force on that one. Rather than make any attempt at
>> contesting Joe's claims, they all start singing "leave Microsoft Watch".
>>
>> This is all that's left of Windows advocacy now, paid shills burying bad
>> news with personal insults, drowning out the truth with noise, and
>> trying to diminish the significance of their own inadequacies with FUD.
>
> It used to be better when Mary was there and no comments facility was
> available. Some of the people who leave comments in MSWatch admit that they
> are ex-Softies or people whose wallet depends on Redmond's bullies.
It does the MS fanbois no favours when they whine like that, it just
exposes them as the shills they really are, and convinces casual readers
that the general sentiment about Microsoft and it's few remaining "fans"
is valid. Vocally supporting (and defending) a company in which one has
an vested financial interest, does nothing for the credibility of one's
opinion, in fact it's more likely to dissuade the casual reader from
supporting that opinion. Witness the phenomenon of bloggers losing all
credibility when it transpired that they'd been bribed with Laptops from
Microsoft. SeÃor (MSFT) Lopez might do well to remember that, as might
the other Microsoft proxies in this group.
Like I've said before, Windows is *ubiquitous*, but I doubt it's that
"popular", especially in the present climate. Certainly there is still
the clueless non-geek faction (the sheep), but surely the number of
die-hard "fans" must be approaching zero. Look at how MS has screwed its
Xbox customers, especially recently with the pitiful Elite, account
bans, and apathy over stolen Live accounts. The Xbox fanbois are about
the most fanatical MS fans out there; way more than the average Windows
sheep ("what's an OS?"). Microsoft's most dedicated exponents are
turning against them, have been for a long, *long* time, but it's
getting epidemic now. No wonder MS is panicking.
If Microsoft would just back off and start behaving like a company,
instead of like terrorists, they might actually produce something worthy
that customers really *want* on its own merits, rather than being
force-fed by shady OEM deals, lies, hyperbole, and the veiled threat of
litigation.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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