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 TopCat®

Tue, 18/09/07@18:12

If this is true - click here - then many satisfied Vista users are going to be a bit miffed, unless they forego this service pack, that is. I wondered if the Forum Editor had any news on this surprising turn-around. TC.

 sidecar sid

Tue, 18/09/07@18:17

Pfft
April the first allready?

 gudgulf

Tue, 18/09/07@18:18

If this is true?????????

Read this link (from the page you posted) click here


Total spoof but still funny!

 Arthur Scrimshaw

Tue, 18/09/07@18:28

I think gudgulf's

link is far more credible.

 TopCat®

Tue, 18/09/07@18:37

Suckered!!

Well, it seems I've been spoofed alright but I'm not the only one - click here I was expecting some world-wide furore if it had been true, :o) TC.

 Totally-braindead

Tue, 18/09/07@19:09

You really didn't think this was true did you?

Look at the last paragraph "Elston also added that if people complain too much they'll just revert to Windows ME. "

The next stage I suppose if they keep complaining would be either Win98 or going the whole hog and put them back to 3.11.

 Forum Editor

Tue, 18/09/07@19:13

A massive clue to the nature of this story

is in this:

"We can move people off of Vista development now, and move them to Windows 7 development," said Elston. "That should allow us to only delay Windows 7 by thirteen months past its scheduled date instead of the planned eighteen."

Nobody at that kind of senior level in Microsoft would say "off of" - at least I hope not.

 Percy Vere

Tue, 18/09/07@20:22

' "We're focused on giving the customer what they want, and want they want is to just go back to XP," said Microsoft Development Chief Greg Elston. '

Lot of wanting in there. I am sure those who write the speeches for Microsoft have either good grammar or use software to proof it.

 TopCat®

Tue, 25/09/07@11:37

Funny, isn't it, that in a roundabout way

the story above actually has some part truth in it. I feel somewhat vindicated now. :o) TC. click here

 sunny staines

Sat, 29/09/07@12:15

with all the back peddling by ms re vista and xp over the last week time is right for a good price reduction to get sales of vista going.

 jz

Sun, 30/09/07@21:55

I'd always assumed that "off of" was correct American English.

 Teaboy

Mon, 01/10/07@17:44

jz- There is no such beast as American English! There is American, and there is English. Happily the Atlantic is between.

 g0slp

Mon, 01/10/07@17:59

Britain & USA.

Two nations divided by a common language...

I'll get me coat :)

 al7478

Mon, 01/10/07@18:00

"A massive clue to the nature of this story

is in this:

"We can move people off of Vista development now, and move them to Windows 7 development," said Elston. "That should allow us to only delay Windows 7 by thirteen months past its scheduled date instead of the planned eighteen."

Nobody at that kind of senior level in Microsoft would say "off of" - at least I hope not."


LOL! the best give away is in those two words...?! Oh, how i laughed!

 jz

Tue, 09/10/07@19:44

The differences in UK English and American English are pretty minor really. I always think of American English as a slightly improved version of UK English. Color is more sensible than colour, and program is more sensible than programme.

 Snec

Tue, 09/10/07@23:54

jz

Sorry to say this but neither is more sensible, they are different words.

Program (computer) & programme (television) have two entirely different definitions.

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