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Message 701581 - Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 19:54:17 UTC

David Letterman has provided us with a sneak preview of the official Microsoft press release regarding Bill Gates' retirement....
Chuckle......
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Message 701583 - Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 19:59:01 UTC - in response to Message 701581.  

David Letterman has provided us with a sneak preview of the official Microsoft press release regarding Bill Gates' retirement....
Chuckle......


LMAO

The blue screen of death, don't we all know that? Good one, msattler. :-D


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Message 701585 - Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 20:01:44 UTC - in response to Message 701581.  

David Letterman has provided us with a sneak preview of the official Microsoft press release regarding Bill Gates' retirement....
Chuckle......


nice Mark - and as we all know Letterman eh . . . ;)
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Message 701610 - Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 21:08:57 UTC
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Thanks Mark, I fell out of bed on that one... Keep up the humor... And to think I live 29 miles from Mr. Gates including a boat ride...
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Message 701611 - Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 21:16:34 UTC

LOL! Good one, Mark! Although to those of us in the service/support fields, the BSOD has been a rather lucrative thing. ;)

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Message 701820 - Posted: 20 Jan 2008, 10:13:30 UTC

ROFL!!!
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Message 702198 - Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 2:04:50 UTC - in response to Message 701611.  

LOL! Good one, Mark! Although to those of us in the service/support fields, the BSOD has been a rather lucrative thing. ;)


Yeah I've received bonuses off repairing BSOD issues :)


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Message 702221 - Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 3:05:57 UTC - in response to Message 701611.  

LOL! Good one, Mark! Although to those of us in the service/support fields, the BSOD has been a rather lucrative thing. ;)



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Message 702231 - Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 3:30:13 UTC - in response to Message 702198.  
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Yeah I've received bonuses off repairing BSOD issues :)


Exactly! For a few accounts of mine, BSOD alternatively stands for "Big Sum Of Dollars".


I just go secretly install the screen saver to get myself free lunches for a week.


("Big Sum Of Donuts" is also a possibility)
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Message 702251 - Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 4:53:23 UTC

Although I have not tried Vista yet, and do not intend to anytime soon, I would assume it still has a pretty BSOD to keep you service sector guys in the money.....
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Message 703169 - Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 7:01:14 UTC

so happy to use a MAC

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Message 703178 - Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 7:52:15 UTC - in response to Message 703169.  

so happy to use a MAC


Just in case you do happen to feel left out, (yeah, that'll happen) here's an MS BSOD screensaver for MAC.


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Message 704838 - Posted: 27 Jan 2008, 14:58:59 UTC

I can't afford a mac :-(
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