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My Favorite Part of the Vista E-Mail Thread

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Andrew Garcia
Andrew Garcia
Feb 29, 2008
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Today in my spare time, I’ve been combing through Microsoft’s e-mail trail (PDF) regarding the internal (and external) confusion about what Vista Capable really means (and Microsoft’s blatant capitulation to Intel regarding low-end chip sets), and I caught this little nugget that made me smile:

On page 34 of 158, there is a note that says:

Most of the software I use is OK or available for Vista except for spyware and some obscure utilities. Jon

Now, of course, I know this is not what he meant, but that excerpt sure make it sounds like Jon counts spyware among the apps he uses.

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