[Meme] Vista 11 Failed Spectacularly
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-11-13 04:25:02 UTC
- Modified: 2021-11-13 04:25:02 UTC
Moments ago
Summary: As we noted some days ago, in spite of a new release and billions spent on promotional puff pieces all across the planet, Windows continues to lose market share; it has only gotten worse since we wrote about it one week ago
"If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good."
--Bill Gates, Microsoft
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