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For the first time in, oh, a decade, I think, something from Microsoft
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shipped on time: Jennifer Katharine Gates, weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces
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when she was downloaded, er, born on Friday, April 26 at 6:11 p.m.
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And what do Baby Gates and Daddy's products have in common?
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1. Neither can stand on its own two feet without a LOT of third party
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support.
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2. Both barf all over themselves _regularly_.
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3. Regardless of the problem, calling Microsoft Tech Support won't help.
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4. As they mature, we pray that they will be better than that which
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preceeded them.
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5. At first release they're relatively compact, but they seem to grow
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and grow and grow with each passing year.
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6. Although announced with great fanfare, pretty much anyone could have
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produced one.
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7. They arrive in shaky condition with inadequate documentation.
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8. No matter what, it takes several months between the announcement and
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the actual release.
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9. Bill gets the credit, but someone else did most of the work.
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10. For at least the next year, they'll suck.
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