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As we know Mr. Ballmer looks like a disaster for today's Microsoft. His arrogant style, his behavior of "pooh pooh"-ing competitor's better product, his monkey dance; these all really drive us crazy.
But recently I just found an old video that depicts him during his youthful years. After seeing that video, with all honesty I have to admit that I feel during those times he doesn't seem that bad (yet) after all.
Yet again, if we fast forward the time back to today, when we start hearing again his "greatest pitch" (or the most "ridiculous" pitch) for Vista these days; where he contextually (and essentially) express: "You can buy Vista and downgrade to XP for free!", ... my heart strongly responded with surprising confusion, and a resounding: "WHAT????".
"BUY VISTA AND DOWNGRADE TO XP FOR FREE???"
Am I not hearing something really really wrong here???
The essence of that statement is perhaps the "strangest" and the "silliest" (and most ridiculous) anomalic, arrogant, (and actually stupid) sales pitch I have ever heard!
Why would (or why should) a customer buy Vista, and pay Vista's higher price tag, if what they want to do is just to downgrade it to XP? Why not just Microsoft continue sell those XP at lower price ?? ... or even ... just give it for free??
Mr. Ballmer, many times really seems unbelievable. But the context of this statement is really awfully "crazy".
We shall see whether by the end of this June (aka June 30), Windows XP will really be terminated by Microsoft, or whether it would be taking a "new live form" as "free downgraded version" of Vista!
What a ridiculously unfunny "joke" Mr. Ballmer really made. :-)
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