Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Picture of William H. Gates

The power of Bill Gates, I’m convinced, comes not from the vast sums of money we spend every year on Microsoft products but from the great oceans of time those products suck from our lives. Whenever a Word document gets corrupted or an Excel spreadsheet loses its external links, we lose the time fixing the problem to Bill, and drop by drop he gains his strength from our puny losses. Even waiting for Windows XP to start up, I get a good sense of how the picture of Dorian Gray must have felt at the start of each new day.
Posted by Roy Schulze at 12:04 AM
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  1. Brian MillerApril 28, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    oh nice touch with the dorian grey pic...and ha...def a fresh take on the vampire theme...old bill...draining away time and money, that is for sure...

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  2. AnonymousApril 28, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    I agree with Brian, nice fresh take! Rings true of so many we give time, money, and political power to.

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  3. Frank WatsonApril 28, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    I've heard many people say I should try Open Office, but here I am, still giving Bill Gates money :P

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  4. SemaphoreApril 29, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    Yes, I can feel that blood draining out of me whenever I face another boot-up cycle, and I see that little hourglass (or whirligig) come up. Ouch.

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  5. UnknownApril 29, 2012 at 2:53 AM

    Neat. Love the analogy. Fun read, thanks and yeah, Microsoft does have that necessary evil thing going for them for sure, really does suck pieces away from us. Thanks

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  6. ClaudiaApril 29, 2012 at 3:20 AM

    so very cool.. i just love it...Whenever a Word document gets corrupted or an Excel spreadsheet loses its external links... love it

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  7. UnknownApril 29, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Hilarious! Excellent idea for a reality which I wish did not exist. Even on the Mac, Word is slow... have you tried Google Docs? :)

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  8. Felt-Tip Fountain PenApril 29, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Time to buy me some stock, then, I'd say.

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