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Vista Really Isn't This Crappy
Posted by Mark Wilson at 11:15 PM on September 25, 2008
Say what you will about Windows Vista, but we think it's a little outlandish to advertise the product on a toilet. In an unnamed Russian city, ads for Vista appear right on the porcelain reading, "Windows Vista - the digital future starts here." We really hope it's an advertising agency's version of a prank. Otherwise, Microsoft appears to be after that "I pee standing up and often drink so much that I puke" demographic...which is probably pretty broad, honestly. [English Russia via CrunchGear]

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VideoVampire
Posted 12:07 AM 26/9/08
Vista should actually be IN the bowl so it can be at home, all covered in the shit it really consists of!
VideoVampire
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 12:02 AM 26/9/08
This must be one of those new PEee PC's I've been hearing so much about..
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 12:00 AM 26/9/08
@Curves Wants a Classic View Default: LOL... very good.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
scarbrtj
Posted 12:00 AM 26/9/08
You gotta be shittin' me.
scarbrtj
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:56 PM 25/9/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Wow, you really were pissed at Apple. It's one thing to bitch and moan and protest for change. It's another to actually buy a Zune!
92BuickLeSabre
General Halfshaftery
Posted 11:50 PM 25/9/08
@Mark Wilson:
Everybody does it!
General Halfshaftery
DssTrainer
Posted 11:44 PM 25/9/08
"Microsoft appears to be after that 'I pee standing up and often drink so much that I puke' demographic."
LOL You mean they are targeting the products for their employees??! HEHEHEHEHe
DssTrainer
ikaka
Posted 11:43 PM 25/9/08
I've been using x64 Vista Ultimate for about a year and a half, all I can say are good things, yes in the beginning I had some BSOD's, but after SP1 I didn't have ANY at ALL and I constantly install/uninstall stuff, play around with different progs, try out betas. The only thing didn't work was my 8 year old scanner (it was time to replace that big box anyways). I love it, it seems to manage resources way better then XP did, especially if you have dual or quad core.
ikaka
Mark Wilson
Posted 11:37 PM 25/9/08
@General Halfshaftery: Low dude. Low.
Mark Wilson
se.beercan
Posted 11:36 PM 25/9/08
so, this is where they moved the start button to on Vista...
se.beercan
Sanjo
Posted 11:33 PM 25/9/08
I'll be serious. I'm a total stat whore when it comes to OS's, but Vista is proving to be incredibly effective - despite XP's popularity. I can see me sticking with Vista for a long time now.
Sanjo
The Great Aussie Evil
Posted 11:28 PM 25/9/08
Ok, this is something I don't think companies would pay for. Toilet advertising... not really good in customer minds.
The Great Aussie Evil
godwhacker
Posted 11:28 PM 25/9/08
@Curves Wants a Classic View Default:
LOL. it's funny cause it's true!!
godwhacker
godwhacker
Posted 11:27 PM 25/9/08
@OMG! Ponies!:
be so kind as to keep us (me) as to progress with your new device. plz.
godwhacker
dorylomorphs
Posted 11:26 PM 25/9/08
BWOD!!! - Blue Water of Death!
dorylomorphs
Curves Wants a Classic View Default
Posted 11:24 PM 25/9/08
Must have been a Mac user in there last....they left the seat up.
Curves Wants a Classic View Default
danatoth
Posted 11:22 PM 25/9/08
So this is real? Wow now I have a reason to miss the bowl, if I plan to go to Russia anytime soon that is....which is a no....ehh
danatoth
General Halfshaftery
Posted 11:21 PM 25/9/08
Naturally i go right into the Recycle Bin there to see what they've deleted...
General Halfshaftery
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 11:21 PM 25/9/08
OH! A dig at Windows. On teh internets.
Who would've thunk you could find a dig at Windows on teh internets? Mr. Wilson, kudos to you. You've blown my mind. Again.
FWIW: The number of Zune users worldwide now stands at 23. I just received mine today. That's right. I'm a one-man 4% increase in Zune sales.
OMG! Ponies!
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:20 PM 25/9/08
Not to mention that logos in toilets are usually placed so that they serve the dual purpose of ad and target.
*puts hands to head in psychic manner*
"I foresee much cleaning of the toilet lid by the poor janitor at this particular establishment."
92BuickLeSabre
bpapa9013
Posted 12:14 AM 26/9/08
@VideoVampire: Hey, Steve Jobs called, he wanted me to tell you that even HE thinks you've had too much cool-aid. He gave me the number for a support group if you're interested in getting help.
Only you can ask for help.
bpapa9013
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 12:36 AM 26/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: Put up or shut up. I talk smack about Apple, but if I don't do anything about it, I'm just another Cupertino bitch.
Quality control problems with the classic and the iPhone did it. Two products in a row that did not work as advertised out of the box. As I've said, if Apple can't figure out how to make a working iPod, they're not going to get my money.
I put up with a HDD that lasted 13 months. I put up with bloatware. And then, while working on my VAIO, I did a file search - ".m4p". It came back with over 500 hits. That's too much investment in a closed platform with an admittedly spotty record with me.
I see few new or exciting features coming out of Cupertino. Genius just doesn't impress me. Not nearly as much as some of the networking stuff that Microsoft has been doing impresses me. I look at the iPod classic and iTunes 8 and I see an aging platform and a company resting on its laurels. Apple isn't hungry anymore.
I'm cutting bait and going home. I'm not dropping anymore lines into Apple's pond.
OMG! Ponies!
obelix
Posted 12:29 AM 26/9/08
Been using Vista for almost a year now... not really what you'd call a heavy computer user, and I've never had a major problem with Vista.
obelix
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 1:24 AM 26/9/08
@Chromeo: Your comment is the shit!
92BuickLeSabre
Chromeo
Posted 1:15 AM 26/9/08
Everyone seems to poo-poo Vista, but I don't see what the big stink is all about. I'd say, if it's not my #1 OS, it's at least my #2!
Chromeo
oh_nos
Posted 12:01 AM 26/9/08
i bet the apple version has an i pod dock.........
oh_nos
whootowl
Posted 1:43 AM 26/9/08
Don't forget your OneCare seat protectors.
whootowl
EricAlder
Posted 2:07 AM 26/9/08
Looks like a breeding place for viruses if you ask me.
(What? You didn't ask?)
EricAlder
EricAlder
Posted 2:06 AM 26/9/08
@scarbrtj:
Yeah, I'll bet somebody was really pissed.
EricAlder
DaneB
Posted 3:26 AM 26/9/08
Somehow I wouldn't put this past Microsoft.
DaneB
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, ye
Posted 5:49 AM 26/9/08
Well an English ad in Russia means one thing, photoshop.
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, yeah it sucks
Mark Wilson
Posted 6:09 AM 26/9/08
@unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2....: It's not in English.
Mark Wilson
TorreyHespera
Posted 5:47 AM 26/9/08
At last there is someone who isnt a vista hater! Thank you. I am sick of all these apple fanboys running their mouths just cuz they dont understand vista. IGNORANT PRICKS!
TorreyHespera
TorreyHespera
Posted 5:24 AM 26/9/08
I have been using VISTA since it came out, and I have not had one virus! I even download pirated material all the time.
TorreyHespera
TorreyHespera
Posted 5:23 AM 26/9/08
Why does EVERYONE hate on VISTA?! I have been using it since it came out and have had 0 problems with it (not even any viruses & i pirate). It seems like most people bitching about it are apple users who dont even use vista. Apple users, dont hate just because you cant figure it out.
TorreyHespera
TerrenceSea horse
Posted 2:12 AM 26/9/08
I agree with the Vista Ultimate 64bit. After installing SP1 my machine runs better, smoother with less interruptions than XP ever did.
TerrenceSea horse
AlessandraSpezza
Posted 1:53 AM 26/9/08
It's not just wonderful Russia. I ran across a urinal cake holder in a rest room in Santa Clara with Foundry Networks advertised on it! I have to find it again and take a picture. I like Foundry, seemed a shame to piss on them.
AlessandraSpezza
smegz
Posted 8:29 AM 26/9/08
@smegz: *I'm a little scared
Not I a little scared o' the big bad Vista. :P
smegz
smegz
Posted 8:28 AM 26/9/08
I have been very vocal on what I think of Vista but I have come to the conclusion that most of my hatorade came from the fact that my first Vista experiences were on a hardware platform that NEVER should have had Vista installed in the first place. I'm willing to give Vista another try...but honestly I a little scared. I don't want the potential headaches. I don't want dodgy compatibility with older devices (or none in the case of my capture device...damn you Sony!) My original opinion was to wait until the first SP, now I'm waiting for the 2nd...maybe the 3rd.
smegz
Pixlmonkey
Posted 7:36 AM 27/9/08
Riiiiiight, English Russia, a real source to trust.
Pixlmonkey