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echo: nthelp
to: Rich Gauszka
from: mike
date: 2007-01-01 08:40:50
subject: Re: Orwellian Company of the Year award goes to ....

From: mike 

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:20:35 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>Hopefully Apple will pick up on the "Enhanced Reduced
Functionality" for
>future Mac guy vs Windows guy commercials
>
>  -Do you suffer from ERF then it may be time to switch-
>
>
>http://www.techworld.com/applications/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=4&entryid=341
>
>Orwellian company of the year: Microsoft's Vista licence protection system
>that calls itself "Enhanced Reduced Functionality", which
describes what
>happens to your PC if you don't validate within a month.


It's "enhanced" so it must be good, right?


[aside to Geo.: I think you're right, the marketing droids and accountants
*have* taken over Redmond.  No techie in her/his right mind would utter a
phrase like "Enhanced Reduced Functionality".]


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