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Submission + - Texas Road Signs Warn of Zombies

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Narnie

on Thursday January 29, 2009 @08:08PM

Narnie writes: "Not to start the proverbial debate of hacking vs. cracking; but pranksters in Austin, TX hacked a road signs to display messages of approaching zombies. Texas DOT officials find the prank amusing, but warn that it is illegal and possibly dangerous to motorist. I have to agree with the DOT officials... illegal and funny."

Submission + - Vista main culprit in Microsoft layoffs (infoworld.com)

Submitted by Narnie on Thursday January 22, 2009 @02:53PM

Narnie writes: Infoworld.com author Tom Sullivan is suggesting that Vista's performance is so poor that it has forced Microsoft to initiate layoffs.

When Microsoft released its earnings report on Thursday, the company indicated not only that it would lay off up to 5,000 workers or 5 percent of its total headcount but also that software client revenue — as in Windows Vista — sank by 8 percent.
"Windows Vista didn't do well. Based on our data, a lot of clients are skipping Windows Vista," said Neil McDonald, an analyst at Gartner. Indeed, nearly every other major analyst firm found a similar lack of Vista adoption, with Forrester Research likening the OS to the failed New Coke.

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