Wednesday, October 8, 2008

An Open Letter to Windows Vista

Dear Windows Vista,

I knew this relationship would be a lot of work from the beginning but I was willing to give it a shot.  You promised me you would be better that my last OS fling.  You said you would do things she never could.  You said you would be the last OS I ever needed.

Well, I've been working on this relationship but you just ignore my needs.  Computer users have certain needs, Vista, and you don't even try anymore.

I bought this great new luxury computer for us to live in together, happy forever.  Sadly, it has caused us to grow apart.  I paid extra for the 4 GB RAM in the backyard so we could both relax after a long day of work.  You always squeeze me out of it, and hog it for yourself.  I'm lucky if I can get just 1 GB to myself every now and again.  This is a partnership, Vista.  We're suppose to work with each other.  

And I _know_ you do things in our RAM that you don't tell me about.  Sometimes, when you think I'm not watching, I look at the available ram and notice you're doing things without me and not telling me.

And what happened to your interface?  I'm not a superficial man, but you have just let yourself go!  The old Windows that I knew was a sexy, sleek, and intuitive design.  Now your features are spread out so far!

Your mood swings have gotten out of control.  Sometimes you let me go really, really fast and then you just lock up.  Other times you want me to go so slow I just give up and walk away.  You are a digital machine, d$^@ it!  Ever hear of same input, same output?

I'm sorry, but it's over between us.  I'll give you some time to move out of this computer, and I really hope the best for you.  We just were not meant to be together.

Sincerely,

Multimedia Man
P.S. I'm going to have to ask you to give me back my processor cycles.

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