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Author Topic: MicroSoft Gets Tired of Tech Support Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-23-2001 11:16 PM                        Click here Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-24-2001 12:27 AM                     Joe, that was excellent. I just got through reaming a manager about reading manuals. Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-24-2001 01:39 AM                     You all did notice that is really Microsofts website? I say 4 hours max until this is found out (obviously this is not an approved article posting) and removed. Funny though . Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-24-2001 01:48 AM                     Wait a minute...something is funny here. None of the links work, and the email address is "al@hwnd.net." I revise my above statement, 4 hours until Micorsoft FINDS this and has it deleted . Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-24-2001 02:10 AM                     As of 0109 24 Feb, I was still able to access it. They'll find it eventually. Someone was quite creative.... Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-24-2001 06:53 AM                        I'm getting a 404 not found error now. (Since when did MS provide tech support? If you call them, they usually put you on hold and then refuse to talk to you. At least, that's been my experience.) Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-24-2001 12:08 PM                        What did the page say when it was accessible? Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-24-2001 01:51 PM                     Scott, Microsoft does in fact have tech support offices. In fact the list of #s available is about as long as your arm, depending on product, wether support is fee based etc.... However for the most part Microsoft does not support thier products directly, instead contracting the phone support out to other companies. This is VERY common in the industry. Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-24-2001 02:12 PM                     I guess it was taken down now. Cannot access it any more. Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-24-2001 03:51 PM                        I knew they would eventually get it taken down. So I took a screenshot of it while I could. Click here to see the picture The picture is big (248k) and is 1024x768 (sorry all you 800x600 users!) You can't scroll down on the picture, but you will get the gist of what this was. Now everybody can enjoy! Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-24-2001 04:15 PM                        That's pretty funny! Here's what it looks like now: click here to see the picture (60k gif, 1152x900) (No, it isn't very exciting.) Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-24-2001 05:18 PM                        Wow. Cool OS! Funky colors.

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