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Tami Reller is a worthy replacement for Sinofsky in terms of propaganda value. They have really made a great choice here. By the way, the "60 Million" number is over one month old. have sales stopped by now or what? Where are their new sales numbers?

Formfiller ... forgot to mention this earlier, but NeoWin loves to change URLs on the images a few days after publishing a story. Note the blank box. They may even be blocking outside links to the photos and possibly preventing sites like this one access. Whatever, it's their loss. Ah, didn't know that. Thanks!

Fanbots are ecstatic: http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-market-share-up-to-236-for-january-while-windows-7-falls Windows 8 market share up to 2.36% for January while Windows 7 falls First of all, it's 2.26%, according to the graphic they have embedded themselves: As I said earlier, let's not forget that many people got shopping coupons or money as Christmas gifts, and some of them bought PCs and laptops for that money in January. And I guess lots of people who got computers as Christmas gifts haven't used them in December at all but powered them on in January as well. Once this post-Christmas effect of January wears wears off, W8 will grow at a much slower pace. The price quadrupling of the W8 upgrade will further slow it down, too. AND, Windows 8 is still lagging Vista! http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235059/Windows_8_s_uptake_falls_behind_Vista_s_pace So, W8 is after three months (four if you count October in) barely at Vista's second month levels. And Vista had no Christmas boost, unlike Windows 8, nor had it such a cheap upgrade price.

Insights from an insider: http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Microsoft-spoof/241d13da60b8401b98fca1580068f83f MS HQ in 2020: Press Department building:

Well, they are also very censorship-happy. I posted about W8 there (ok, the language was maybe a bit colorful) and got ban-hammered promptly. In fact, Microsoft's own technet forum seemed to be more free than Neowin. (Maybe because it isn't directed towards the x-boxers) No wonder that place is over-run with fanboys. What do you think about this?: http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/148785-neowin-windows-8-fanboys-users-or-ms-employees-the-truth/

I find it very odd that there's no "last special offer day, grab W8 now!" ad on Microsoft.com right now. Amazon doesn't mention it too: http://www.amazon.com/design-download-business-education-software/b/ref=sa_menu_sw?ie=UTF8&node=229534

I have to give some rare kudos to the Neowin fanboys this time. They acted pretty civil here: http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1112185-msfn-forumite-calls-neowin-fanboy-central/

Neowin drowning in fanboi juice: http://www.neowin.net/news/isuppli-microsoft-surface-rt-has-sold-680000-to-750000-units .. . These same w*****s dare to talk about Steve Job's reality distortion field! They are not only drinking the kool-aid, they are p***ing it already! Sorry for the strong langauge, but it's just so sad. The Microsoft platform used to be the most fanboi-free just a few years ago, now it's THE asylum. I am so angry at these fanboi idiots.

Surface Pro is the last strike for this "Nu Microsoft". I wonder what happens when it flops too? Will Ballmer crack completely and join the even more fanatical Neowin cheerleaders? ("Win32 compatibility is slowing us down!") Monkeys are most dangerous when they are injured and cornered. I hope sanity prevails though.

Prices will go up worldwide.

Well, they had an orgasm over this one: http://www.neowin.net/news/lenovo-records-record-profits-thinks-windows-8-will-drive-pc-demand What's your take on this?

By the way, with such low order numbers for Surface Pro.. are they fully expecting that it will flop as well? What's the point in launching then?

Oh well, Surface is surely a hit.. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130130PD209.html?mod=2 And: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130129PD216.html

It looks like tech future gets even more bleak than in those dystopic cyberpunk novels. The "evil corps" in those had no cheering fanbois applauding their deeds.. Those authors were not cynical enough. Even Orwell didn't go far enough - the surveillance in 1984 for example was forced, yet force isn't even needed! People feed their most personal data to Google, MS, Facebook, Apple freely, willingly and with joy.

"App". Remember when "blog" was all rage?: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish

You know, this is something I don't get about W8 . I am pretty sure the other good'ol boys hate Windows 8 with a passion - how much love do big pharma companies have for Microsoft after W8? I am sure the prospect to train staff to use this kiddie POS puts a big smile on their faces... How is MS getting away with so much p***ing on their corporate customers?

The fanboy is strong on Neowin: http://www.neowin.net/news/is-microsoft-blocking-mega-email-registrations-from-arriving-at-hotmailoutlookcom-accounts Look at those comments! Now I don't really think MS is actively blocking those e-mails, but the way those Neowin dolts are comment is just nauseating. They are drown in fanboy-juice.

That was pretty funny. --JorgeA Here's another one:

]Ha ha: http://toastytech.com/guis/miscc4.html "Windows 8 running comfortably on a 14" monitor. It works great, because this was the size of screen Windows 8 was designed for." New Windows 8 ad http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DzLcPbsfF3qI

Well, I have to defend this guy here, because he showed his distaste for it very clearly: http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/New-anti-Win8-video-is-making-rounds/1f5f8cf310e14fd2ae4ea139013f24f8 I guess he is forced to learn it because of his job.

That must be one of the creepiest comments I have read. He admits Windows doesn't really work the way he wants AND that it is counter-productive... BUT... he likes the fact that it forces him to accept changes and he needs to accept, "no matter how counter-productive they are". What the hell is going on with people? Are these even human? Accepting change for sake of change because their masters told them to do so. It is truly starting to sound like a cult. Actually Bitflipper is one of my staunchest allies in deriding Windows 8 there: http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/When-Microsofts-design-teams-were-sane/85f090bb70db43c1a27ea13d0133cd31 http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/New-anti-Win8-video-is-making-rounds/1f5f8cf310e14fd2ae4ea139013f24f8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/New-anti-Win8-video-is-making-rounds/28e166fc8f064e6a9adda1360130c654 http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/New-anti-Win8-video-is-making-rounds/94b90aa100634500b7c9a1300175a23a http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Microsoft-still-in-denial/69751e88b80448e4a22ca10b0125c2a7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Why-so-much-negativity/645c15c33e4b44b99e23a14d011d77bf http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Microsoft-still-in-denial/2a4ddd7d20894b64bd50a10b013a8591 He hates W8 as much as we do. I guess he meant that he needs to know how it works in all its uglyness (for his clients and such).

You know, I thought nothing could beat the Linux fanatics in terms of cult-value. Eightards have proven that this is possible. In fact the eightards are way worse - the "freetards" at least pretended to "stick it to the man", while the microslaves want to serve the man with zeal apparently. So they are zealots AND corporate whores.

I am pretty sure some great comments will be coming here: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-store-in-nycs-times-square-shuts-down

New Neowin comments! http://www.neowin.net/news/hp-revealed-to-be-the-latest-to-join-chromebook-family I am pretty sure these guys discuss Dostoevsky and Wittgenstein in their off-time. Yeah, because everyone is rich! Why do companies have financial problems anyway? Not making enough money? Raise prices threefold. Problems solved.

I hate to say that, but the iSheep prospect doesn't look so bad now, at least on the deskop. The Mac Appstore offers the real deal applications, not crApps like W8. And "sideloading" is still possible. And although I don't like the OSX GUI paradigm that much, it's miles above failtro. If Apple would release OSX for PCs, and Microsoft won't correct course, I will say goodbye to Windows. I never thought Apple would be more "free" and less fanboy infested than MS.. What's your take on this?