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    Oakman
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    Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

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      Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

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      keyboard warrior
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      Oakman wrote:

      designed around its "Windows Not Walls"

      i am no architect but i am curious, can you have windows without walls?

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        Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

        Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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        Brady Kelly
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        It beats Balmer.

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          Oakman wrote:

          designed around its "Windows Not Walls"

          i am no architect but i am curious, can you have windows without walls?

          ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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          Ravi Bhavnani
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          jgasm wrote:

          can you have windows without walls?

          Yes, if you have vision. :) (You can add a skylight to a roof of a room without walls). /ravi

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            Oakman wrote:

            designed around its "Windows Not Walls"

            i am no architect but i am curious, can you have windows without walls?

            ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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            Brady Kelly
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            In time. ;P

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            • R Ravi Bhavnani

              jgasm wrote:

              can you have windows without walls?

              Yes, if you have vision. :) (You can add a skylight to a roof of a room without walls). /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              Brady Kelly
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              What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                Ravi Bhavnani
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                Damn... back to the drawing board. :) /ravi

                My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                • O Oakman

                  Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

                  Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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                  Xiangyang Liu
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                  Oakman wrote:

                  ...that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates...

                  A show about nothing? :-D

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                    What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                    Columns of course.


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                    • O Oakman

                      Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

                      Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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                      Hans Dietrich
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                      Doesn't Microsoft have enough comedians already?

                      Best wishes, Hans


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                        What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                        Sky hooks.

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                          Doesn't Microsoft have enough comedians already?

                          Best wishes, Hans


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                          martin_hughes
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                          Clowns, yes. Comedians, no :)

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                            Oakman wrote:

                            designed around its "Windows Not Walls"

                            i am no architect but i am curious, can you have windows without walls?

                            ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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                            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                            How about houses with glass walls? The walls function as windows as well...

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                              What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                              Brady Kelly wrote:

                              What holds the roof up?

                              Stacks of Apples!

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                                Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

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                                S Brozius
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                                How about turning that statement over: This will not make Microsoft cool even if Bill Gates is there, too. And yes, I'm not a fan of Seinfeld...

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                                  What holds the roof up? :confused:

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                                  John Oxley
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                                  Same thing that stops windows from crashing...

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                                    Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series of advertisements, designed around its "Windows Not Walls" slogan, that will feature Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. My guess is that putting Bill Gates on camera will not make Microsoft cool, even if Seinfeld is there, too.

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                                    Mike Devenney
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                                    Did anyone else catch the subtle hint in the subtext of the message from the email that maybe Seinfeld isn't the most up to date personality to be showing how "cool and hip" MS is? I'm a fan of MS but think that there might be someone out there who could help appeal to the younger generation better than Mr. (What is up with that?) Seinfeld. I think the hidden agenda of the geeks at MS is to remain uncool and unhip... and personally I'm fine with that goal. Who needs them to suddenly get their groove back and realize that they can start charging even more for their products? :doh: Not I.

                                    Mike Devenney

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                                      How about houses with glass walls? The walls function as windows as well...

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                                      chaiguy1337
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                                      You should work for Apple!

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                                        You should work for Apple!

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                                        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                        If their employees are to be as "hip" as their products, I don't think I would fit in very well. :~

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                                          Did anyone else catch the subtle hint in the subtext of the message from the email that maybe Seinfeld isn't the most up to date personality to be showing how "cool and hip" MS is? I'm a fan of MS but think that there might be someone out there who could help appeal to the younger generation better than Mr. (What is up with that?) Seinfeld. I think the hidden agenda of the geeks at MS is to remain uncool and unhip... and personally I'm fine with that goal. Who needs them to suddenly get their groove back and realize that they can start charging even more for their products? :doh: Not I.

                                          Mike Devenney

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                                          TGKN
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                                          Yeah... I want 50 Cent to promote Windows 7....

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