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echo: nthelp
to: Rich Gauszka
from: Adam
date: 2007-01-01 17:24:50
subject: Re: Orwellian Company of the Year award goes to ....

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

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-
>

I'll be sure to use that in a meeting "Well it's not a bug...it's what
we call ERF....."

"ERF??"

"Yes ERF....."

"Not a bug then but an ERF...."

"Exactly..."



>
> 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.
>
> Bad Timing of the year: MS holding the Vista launch at the Emirates Stadium
> on the day that it was revealed that it had been contaminated with Polonium
> 210
>
>
>

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