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Of Leopards and Spots (7/22/98)
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Hey, who says the lawsuit game is only for the big kids to play? 29-year-old actor Dag Hinrichs shows he has something to prove, as he struts his litigious stuff. That's right, he's joining the ranks of Sun Microsystems, the Justice Department, and the attorneys general of twenty states by throwing his hat in the ring and suing Microsoft. Wired News has the sordid details.
Dag is suing the Redmond Giant because-- get this-- Windows 98 "doesn't work." Apparently Dag upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 and restarted his computer, only to receive the error "Msgsrv 32" and a system freeze. He contends that his experience was not the "seamless upgrade" that the company's marketing material claimed, and accuses Microsoft of having "intentionally engaged in a systematic plan to mislead and deceive purchasers." A Microsoft spokesman claims that the suit is groundless, because all Microsoft products are "of the highest quality." (Oooh, get him to say that under oath-- let's put those stringent perjury laws to the test!)
Far be it from us to oppose any action based on the precept that Microsoft's products are overhyped and underfunctional, but we admit we're just a little taken aback by the idea of someone suing Microsoft because Windows crashed. Isn't that pretty much Microsoft's distinguishing feature? It's kind of like suing Cracker Jacks because there's a prize in every box. (Suing them because the prizes have gotten really crappy in recent years is a whole different story-- what's with those stupid little cardboard foldy-things, anyway?) Really, we have a hard time believing that anyone who doesn't live in a cave could install Windows of any flavor without at least half-expecting a crash. Don't people just take that for granted?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 7/22/98 episode: July 22, 1998: CompUSA begins drumming up early interest in the iMac with the lure of a coupon book. Meanwhile, one man sues Microsoft because Windows 98 crashed, and Intel is apparently hiring Macs as extras in its own ad photo shoots...
Other scenes from that episode: 874: Fueling the Fire (7/22/98) It's official: CompUSA has started its iMac marketing campaign, a full four weeks before the machine will even show up on its shelves. As previously rumored, anyone pre-ordering an iMac at CompUSA between July 26th and August 14th will receive a coupon booklet containing $800 in unspecified hardware and software deals... 876: Cameos and Walk-ons (7/22/98) The long-standing tradition of Apple equipment showing up in Wintel ads continues unabated. A Fresh Bytes article tells of an Intel magazine advertisement which recently appeared on the back cover of the July 27th issue of "Science News."...
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