I never noticed . . .

.. . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this simple
function will be in the OS then takes it away.
Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after years
of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows standard.
I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash media
control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent, inept
marketers.
Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is increasing
and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and internet based
software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows to exist at all is
vaporizing right in front of us.
If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not need the
frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple way to use
local storage if you want to bother.
The next version of Windows may be the last . . .

"Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status."
Yet you want to maintain the use of that dinosaur technology, the fax.


"flaming-o" <> wrote in message
news:7F429577-91B0-4740-B708-...
> . . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
> Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this simple
> function will be in the OS then takes it away.
> Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after
> years of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows
> standard.
> I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash media
> control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent, inept
> marketers.
> Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
> I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is increasing
> and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and internet based
> software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows to exist at all is
> vaporizing right in front of us.
> If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not need
> the frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple way to
> use local storage if you want to bother.
> The next version of Windows may be the last . . .

Well, you're shooting yourself in the foot with this simile, as Ford has
pretty well caught Toyota in quality. As for the necessity of having a fax,
we only have one because our nephew, who stays with us while in town due to
his business, uses it to receive orders from some of his customers.
SnappyFax does just fine.

LesleyO

"flaming-o" <> wrote in message
news:7F429577-91B0-4740-B708-...
>. . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
> Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this simple
> function will be in the OS then takes it away.
> Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after
> years of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows
> standard.
> I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash media
> control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent, inept
> marketers.
> Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
> I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is increasing
> and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and internet based
> software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows to exist at all is
> vaporizing right in front of us.
> If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not need
> the frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple way to
> use local storage if you want to bother.
> The next version of Windows may be the last . . .

Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
What a joke; they are both piles of junk!
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"LesleyO" wrote:

> Well, you're shooting yourself in the foot with this simile, as Ford has
> pretty well caught Toyota in quality. As for the necessity of having a fax,
> we only have one because our nephew, who stays with us while in town due to
> his business, uses it to receive orders from some of his customers.
> SnappyFax does just fine.
>
> LesleyO
>
> "flaming-o" <> wrote in message
> news:7F429577-91B0-4740-B708-...
> >. . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
> > Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this simple
> > function will be in the OS then takes it away.
> > Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after
> > years of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows
> > standard.
> > I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash media
> > control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent, inept
> > marketers.
> > Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
> > I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is increasing
> > and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and internet based
> > software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows to exist at all is
> > vaporizing right in front of us.
> > If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not need
> > the frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple way to
> > use local storage if you want to bother.
> > The next version of Windows may be the last . . .
>
>

Gary Mount wrote:
> "Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status."
> Yet you want to maintain the use of that dinosaur technology, the fax.

In many countries, a signature on a fax is legal but it isn't legal in
email or a scan. The post office here has a burofax which is a legal way
of sending someone something and having it registered as sent. The fax
is anything but dinosaur technology but a common business tool that is
used by millions of businesses all over the world.

Alias
>
>
> "flaming-o" <> wrote in message
> news:7F429577-91B0-4740-B708-...
>> . . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
>> Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this
>> simple function will be in the OS then takes it away.
>> Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after
>> years of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows
>> standard.
>> I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash
>> media control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent,
>> inept marketers.
>> Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
>> I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is
>> increasing and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and
>> internet based software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows
>> to exist at all is vaporizing right in front of us.
>> If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not
>> need the frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple
>> way to use local storage if you want to bother.
>> The next version of Windows may be the last . . .
>

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:22:01 -0700, Mick Murphy
<> wrote:

>Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
>What a joke; they are both piles of junk!

Yea right, my "pile of junk" Toyota Prius is averaging about 50 MPG.
LOL!

Maybe in Australia Toyota and Ford are junk. In the US, Toyota has some of
the highest ratings in autos. Ford on the other hand is better than it use
to be. You would be better off buying the Toyota for more money than the
Ford because in the long run, you will spend much more on repairs with Ford
then with Toyota.


"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:F0B8F329-115F-4749-B3DC-...
> Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
> What a joke; they are both piles of junk!
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "LesleyO" wrote:
>
>> Well, you're shooting yourself in the foot with this simile, as Ford has
>> pretty well caught Toyota in quality. As for the necessity of having a
>> fax,
>> we only have one because our nephew, who stays with us while in town due
>> to
>> his business, uses it to receive orders from some of his customers.
>> SnappyFax does just fine.
>>
>> LesleyO
>>
>> "flaming-o" <> wrote in message
>> news:7F429577-91B0-4740-B708-...
>> >. . . that Vista Home Premium has no built-in fax software.
>> > Truly, truly beyond belief. Microsoft builds the expectation this
>> > simple
>> > function will be in the OS then takes it away.
>> > Of course this is the company that brought you the Office Ribbon after
>> > years of wailing about software that did not conform to the Windows
>> > standard.
>> > I now see why Microsoft is supplying the software for Ford in-dash
>> > media
>> > control: Ford and Microsoft must share the same incompetent, inept
>> > marketers.
>> > Sadly, both once vital companies are lumbering toward dinosaur status.
>> > I never used to believe this prophecy but now that bandwidth is
>> > increasing
>> > and mobile web connections are becoming more realistic and internet
>> > based
>> > software is becoming more usable the reason for Windows to exist at all
>> > is
>> > vaporizing right in front of us.
>> > If all you need is a way to connect to the internet then you do not
>> > need
>> > the frustration of Microsoft, Apple, Linux etc, just some simple way to
>> > use local storage if you want to bother.
>> > The next version of Windows may be the last . . .
>>
>>

"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:22:01 -0700, Mick Murphy
> <> wrote:
>
> >Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
> >What a joke; they are both piles of junk!
>
> Yea right, my "pile of junk" Toyota Prius is averaging about 50 MPG.
> LOL!
>
So What? You still look gay driving it.

>

"bp" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:22:01 -0700, Mick Murphy
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
>> >What a joke; they are both piles of junk!
>>
>> Yea right, my "pile of junk" Toyota Prius is averaging about 50 MPG.
>> LOL!
>>
> So What? You still look gay driving it.
>
>>

Actually he got the Vista version of the Prius. He will be driving down the
street and the car Blue Screens and the odomoeter keeps asking for
permission to continue!

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:18:00 -0700, bp <>
wrote:

>
>
>"Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:22:01 -0700, Mick Murphy
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Toyota and Ford, QUALITY
>> >What a joke; they are both piles of junk!
>>
>> Yea right, my "pile of junk" Toyota Prius is averaging about 50 MPG.
>> LOL!
>>
>So What? You still look gay driving it.
>
I just wave at the fools at the gas pumps. I buy gas so infrequently
now my gas cap has cobwebs inside the fill door. I just laugh all the
way to the bank.