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"Personal Use License for System Builder (PULSB)." Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it! Who comes up with this stuff?!
by kmfrk 14y ago
"Personal Use License for System Builder (PULSB)." Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it!
Who comes up with this stuff?!
- Karunamon 14y agoLawyers.
- maayank 14y agoOnce MS, always MS[1]. I always have a shred of faith that next release their marketing will be more elegant, but every release I'm disappointed. I would pay to read a blog post making a strong case for their naming scheme. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
- kmfrk 14y agoI'm sure they'd explain to you that their strategic dynamism comes with a lot of synergies.
- Karunamon 14y agoIt does seem like they're slowly getting better. The marketing I've seen for the tablet (what little there is.. problem #1) makes it look slick. The "Windows 7 was my idea" series was pretty neat too.
- kmfrk 14y agoIt's been a kind of "eight step forwards, seven back" experience lately. Surface looks great, but goddamn Microsoft have done some boneheaded stuff.[1] The same applies to this license. I'm sure it's a truly great feat, but the idea is wrapped in so much silliness it almost makes it entirely ludicrous. [1]: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/08/15/engadget-surface http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/08/15/engadget-surface
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- sixothree 14y agoThe same person who came up with the name Bing - the only four letter word that's difficult to say out loud.
- MartinCron 14y agoI would counter that "Kiln" is a four-letter word that's even more difficult to say out loud.
- JonnieCache 14y agoWhere do you hail (actually there's another one!) from? To me, (UK) bing is self evidently the noise one hears when getting an answer right in a gameshow, or hitting a crystal wineglass with a fingernail.
- tedunangst 14y agoWho's going to buy it? This isn't a product that people are going to stand around talking about. If you're going to buy it, you're going to buy it regardless of the name. It's anti-marketing. "We know you're too smart to fall for marketing speak, so we'll just tell you what's in the box."