So Gates want us all to buy these silly goddamn Dick Tracy/web watches?
How about a STABLE OPERATING SYSTEM?
While the rest of us deal with the blue screen of death, daily security patches, endless upgrades, all that MS bullshit, he’s dialing up the goddamn Fortress of Solitude or some goddmn place on his wrist. Who NEEDS that Get Smart techno-crap?
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/01/09/microsoft.watch.reut/index.html
Huh. I’m running Win2k, and have never bluescreened. I download security patches monthly, more to keep up with the bad guys than anything else, and have no problems whatsoever with my OS.
Go fig.
I guess you can just color me confused. What are you bitching about? Crappy software? The fact that lots of people buy MS products? The fact that Bill is righer than you? The fact that some people like neato-keen electronic toys? The very existence of technology?
Little help here . . .
Been using mac and windows both for the last 12 years. Haven’t had to download security patches on the macs (don’t run any MS mac software if I can avoid it). Macs are trouble free compared to all my windows boxes.
So I 'm bitching about crappy software, first of all.
I don’t care if Bill is righer (richer?) than me - he’s a hell of a businessman, taking IBM to the mat when I was still soldering roach clips out in the 'burbs. These silly little appliances remind me of our Old Future when we would all have rocket cars and robotic maids.
Just wait for the coming Pit Thread “Goddamn It You Hit My Car When You Were Getting Stock Quotes Off Your Wrist.”
Fair enough.
hey. whats wrong with geeky watches? I wouldn’t mind this one.
http://www.fossil.com/Tech/Techpdapalminfo.asp?Tier1=Tech
now if we can only get handwriting on something like this… Instant Messenger watch. 
I was reading more on that watch. it says you can get traffic alerts? Hell yea! not a problem where I live now , but back in L.a…
I’d pay 5 bucks a month or so if I could use that sucker to get traffic reports and to IM. I’d use my cell phone to IM, but they put limits on the number of SMS’s you can send.
Lucky bastard. My <ctrl> <alt> and <del> keys have grooves worn in them.
Well, Gates just got to me. My ever dependable G4, nary a problem in 2 years, just started fucking up. Bill, you embarassed me in front of andros and countless other dopers. I’ll buy your watch, OK? Can we be friends? Please?
PS - As you can probably tell, Bill, I’m now posting from the Win98 box in my office. That should count for something.