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Bad Windows » 2012 » October

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Welcome to Bad Windows. Microsoft chief’s bonus slashed for third year. Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, has missed out on half his bonus for the third year running, as the software company’s board held him accountable for a regulatory lapse in Europe and weak performance in its Windows and internet units. Read more at Financial Times.

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Bad Windows » Blog Archive » The last man without Windows 95

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Welcome to Bad Windows. The last man without Windows 95. There was a knock on the door. It was the man from Microsoft. 8211; “Not you again,” I said. 8211; “Sorry,” he said, a little sheepishly. “I guess you know why I’m here.”. I was the Last Human Being Without Windows 95. And now this little man from Microsoft was at my door, and he wouldn’t take no for an answer. 8211; “No,” I said. There’s got to be someone else on the planet who doesn’t have a copy.”. Some people own Macintoshes, which run their ow...

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Bad Windows » 2012 » April

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Welcome to Bad Windows. Microsoft Patent War on Android/Linux is Backfiring, Oracle is Still Unable to Win a Single Case. THE fight against TomTom gave considerable force to Microsoft’s extortion-esque attacks on Linux. Unlike the Novell deal, this court case was about resistance to Microsoft, whereas Novell was the one that came to Microsoft, asking for the deal. Here we are in 2012, merely 3 years after the TomTom case and nearly 6 years since Novell came to Microsoft. Read more at TechRights.

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Bad Windows » 2014 » June

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Welcome to Bad Windows. The Borg Meet Bill Gates. 8220;Star Trek Lost Episodes” transcript. 8211; Picard: “Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways? 8211; Geordi: “Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology.”. Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.). 15 Minutes Later . . . 8211; Data:...

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Bad Windows » Blog Archive » Microsoft Announces New, Configurable Blue Screen of Death!

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Welcome to Bad Windows. Microsoft Announces New, Configurable Blue Screen of Death! In a surprise announcement today, Microsoft President Steve Ballmer revealed that the Redmond-based company will allow computer resellers and end-users to customize the appearance of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), the screen that displays when the Windows operating system crashes. Immense video displays were used to show images of the new customizable BSOD screen side-by-side with the older static version. Users can...

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Bad Windows » 2012 » January

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Welcome to Bad Windows. Windows 8 Secure Boot – or How Microsoft Is Riling Up the Linux Masses. Read more at LinuxInsider. Is Microsoft Reaching Out to Linux with Windows Azure? Read more at OSTATIC.

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Bad Windows » Blog Archive » Nokia with Windows

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Welcome to Bad Windows. The Borg Meet Bill Gates. 8220;Star Trek Lost Episodes” transcript. 8211; Picard: “Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways? 8211; Geordi: “Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology.”. Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.). 15 Minutes Later . . . 8211; Data:...

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Bad Windows » Blog Archive » The Borg Meet Bill Gates

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Welcome to Bad Windows. The Borg Meet Bill Gates. 8220;Star Trek Lost Episodes” transcript. 8211; Picard: “Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways? 8211; Geordi: “Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology.”. Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.). 15 Minutes Later . . . 8211; Data:...

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Bad Windows » Blog Archive » Is Windows a Virus?

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Welcome to Bad Windows. Is Windows a Virus? No, Windows is not a virus. Here’s what viruses (viri? 1They replicate quickly — okay, Windows does that. 2Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so — okay, Windows does that. 3Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk — okay, Windows does that, too. 4Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh… Windows does that, too. So, Windows is not a virus.