I’ve got a truckload of unfinished posts in draft status, and absolutely not a drop of will to finish any one of them. So I will give in to the latest quick thought, waiting for better times.
I was thinking about Microsoft Vista earlier today. More specifically, about the fact that nobody seems to like it. Most people I know are very disappointed from being force fed it buying a new machine. Those who have a choice aren’t even remotely considering the switch. Every single day I read or hear about reports ranging from bitterness to furious rage.
As I said many times before, in spite of the looks, I don’t hate Microsoft. I think I can understand the reasons behind their success. Of course, mainly because of these reasons, I don’t like them either; but I don’t like ignorance as well, and still there is only so much I can do about it.1
Anyway, I was thinking that, as a well-known and long-standing opponent, maybe I should take some small comfort from this bad reputation that Vista is gaining. This led me to a simple question: so, why am I not taking any comfort?
I’d like to tell you that my answer has to do with the Law of Karma, but I’m afraid I’d be lying. The truth is that I feel there is absolutely nothing to take comfort from. In spite of the bad stories, Vista is already a commercial success, and it’s only going to gain. People will just keep on being force fed it, and in the end they’ll come to like it, or pretend they do, simply because they have no choice.
Or do they?
Ignorance is bliss—to some.
1 the brighter ones will see the connections here, but let’s not digress, or I’ll end up with one more draft…
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