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Date:    Feb 17 22:56
From:    firebird
Subject: Taking a crack at Baby Gates
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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 at 
Dad's probably at work yelling at the NT team for yet another delay.

I wonder when we can Download the update/bug fix patch!??!

Those six fingers and four toes aren't bugs, they're 
features! And they'll fix 'em in the 2.0 version.

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. In looking back at both we all would probably rather he 
hadn't done that.

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.

11. Someone at Apple is the *real* father.

12. Now CEOs throughout the industry will be scrambling to have 
kids of their own.

13. In a few years there will actually be someone named Gates who 
understands the Internet.

14. Kid's actual name is "Microsoft Child for Windows".

15. Microsoft will soon claim it is the innovator and market 
leader in giving birth to children.


16. Neither will be _that_ much better in '97.


17. For the foreseeable future, front end likely to be marginally 
more attractive than back end.


18. New package based on very old and well-understood technology.


19. They don't show signs of clear focus.


20. Regardless of the problem, calling Microsoft Tech Support 
won't help.


21. The initial aspects of the development process are unpleasant 
to think about.


22. They're more attractive if you put them into a bundle.



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