XP, Bill Gates all Meshed up

Ballmer: Provide Demand, and We'll Extend XP's Lifecycle remarks made at a Belgium new conference (via OSNews). This quote is great:

XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. If customer feedback varies we can always wake up smarter but right now we have a plan for end-of-life for new XP shipments.

When will the pronounce that Vista is on life support?

O'Reilly Net notes: Wired: Marc Andreessen: Bill Gates Ain't So Bad

“When is Bill Gates not the devil? Answer: When he’s saving the world from total technical chaos. That’s according to internet golden child Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Ning.”

Guess there's still no love for Bill from Marc....

Speaking of Bill, Slashdot: Bill Gates On the GPL — "We Disagree"

Guess we'll be seeing new legalese in the GPL (MPL forthcoming?). Insert light bulb changing joke. For those that haven't seen it:

How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb ?

None, they declare darkness to be the new standard.

Microsoft Mesh in the News is the lead story in John Dvorak's 5-minute report.

All the talk is about Microsoft Mesh. I see it as Lotus Notes, Microsoft edition. Replication awaits. I lament unfulfilled promises.