[ Ubuntu-BD ] Windows screwup forces Ubuntu shift

[Rimina Chowdhury]

Very funny!!!

--- "DarkLord (:=" <animator at ranksitt.com> wrote:

> Fun: Microsofts Genuine Advantage Support
>
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/09/28/fun-microsofts-commercial-support/
> 
> 
> A lot of managers are afraid to use Open Source
> Software, because it 
> doesn’t come with any support. Of course that
> isn’t true. It is a 
> classical piece of FUD. And then again, how much is
> support worth?
> 
> #1
> 
> MS:     Microsoft Support. Good morning, sir. Can I
> help you.
> 
> IC:     I have a problem. My computer has halted
> with a message.
> 
> MS:     What’s the message, sir.
> 
> IC:     ReadStringFromInf: UpdSpGetLineText failed:
> 0xe0000102; 
> Microsoft Windows is Not Present
> 
> MS:     May I have your product key, sir.
> 
> IC:     [gives completely valid product key]
> 
> MS:     I’m sorry, sir. That is not a valid
> product key.
> 
> IC:     But I bought it at Amazon! And it was
> shipped with Federal Express.
> 
> MS:     I’m sorry, sir. It is a counterfeit copy.
> 
> IC:     I don’t understand..
> 
> MS:     I’m sorry, sir.
> 
> IC:     Is there anything you can do for me?
> 
> MS:     You could contact Amazon, sir. Or..
> 
> IC:     Or what?
> 
> MS:     You could send us the CD’s, sir. We will
> verify authenticity for 
> you.
> 
> IC:     That would be great! When will I have them
> back?
> 
> MS:     We just verify authenticity, sir. We won’t
> return them.
> 
> IC:     Even if it is a genuine copy?
> 
> MS:     Even if it a genuine copy, sir.
> 
> IC:     Oh..
> 
> MS:     I’m sorry, sir. Have a nice day.
> 
>
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> 
> MS:     Microsoft Support. Good morning, sir. Can I
> help you.
> 
> IC:     Windows displays some strange message on my
> screen.
> 
> MS:     What’s the message, sir.
> 
> IC:     ReadStringFromInf: UpdSpGetLineText failed:
> 0xe0000102; 
> Microsoft Windows is Not Present
> 
> MS:     May I have your product key, sir.
> 
> IC:     [gives completely valid product key]
> 
> MS:     Ok, sir. Can you please reboot your PC?
> 
> IC:     Will that solve the problem?
> 
> MS:     Please reboot your PC, sir.
> 
> IC:     Ok, ok, wait a minute.
> 
> MS:     Please call us again if you eXPerience any
> more problems. Have a 
> nice day, sir.
> 
>
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> 
> MS:     Microsoft Support. Good morning, sir. Can I
> help you.
> 
> IC:     Hi, it’s me again. I still got the same
> error.
> 
> MS:     What’s the error, sir.
> 
> IC:     ReadStringFromInf: UpdSpGetLineText failed:
> 0xe0000102; 
> Microsoft Windows is Not Present
> 
> MS:     May I have your product key, sir.
> 
> IC:     [gives completely valid product key]
> 
> MS:     I’m afraid you’ll have to reinstall
> Windows, sir.
> 
> IC:     Really? That takes forever. Is there any
> other way?
> 
> MS:     No, sir. I’m afraid not. Have a nice day.
> 
>
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> 
> MS:     Microsoft Support. Good morning, sir. Can I
> help you.
> 
> IC:     I reinstalled Windows and I still got the
> same message box!!
> 
> MS:     What does the box say, sir.
> 
> IC:     ReadStringFromInf: UpdSpGetLineText failed:
> 0xe0000102; 
> Microsoft Windows is Not Present
> 
> MS:     May I have your product key, sir.
> 
> IC:     [gives completely valid product key]
> 
> MS:     That will be fixed in the next release, sir.
> 
> IC:     The next release? When will that be?
> 
> MS:     Vista will be released January 2007, sir.
> 
> IC:     Can I get an update?
> 
> MS:     No sir, not for a OEM version.
> 
> IC:     And how much will it cost me to get this new
> release?
> 
> MS:     $199 for Windows Vista Home Basic, sir. Do
> you want to pay with 
> Visa, Mastercard, Diners, etc.
> 
> IC:     I can order right now?
> 
> MS:     No sir, we have to charge you $350 for this
> call.
> 
> IC:     I don’t get any free support?
> 
> MS:     No sir, not after sixty days and only if it
> concerns a bug in 
> our software.
> 
> IC:     This isn’t a bug?
> 
> MS:     No sir, it’s a critical security update
> issue.
> 
> IC:     [murmurs a credit card number]
> 
> MS:     Thank you sir, for calling Microsoft
> support. Have a nice day!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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