21 Things NOT to say to Bill Gates
In no particular order, here’s 21 things you should definitely NOT say to Bill Gates:
- “How many songs do you have on your iPod, Bill?”
- “Gee, Vista sure looks familiar… Now where have I seen something like that?…”
- “Can I borrow $399?”
- “What Linux distro would you recommend?”
- “I’m gonna go buy a Mac. See ya!”
- “I won’t be buying a Zune anytime Zune!”
- “So you’re saying I should pay actual money to upgrade to Vista so my computer will run slower?“
- “How about bundling a good browser, like Firefox, with windows?”
- “The Rebels have released Version 10.5, Lord Vader.”
- “Would you like to buy a Firefox T-Shirt?”
- “Why should I need to buy antivirus protection from Microsoft? Shouldn’t it be built in?”
- “Why is my Hotmail account filled with spam from MSN?”
- “Hey, Billbossa! Why isn’t the spyware gone?”
- “Why is there a talking paperclip invading my word processor?”
- “One browser to rule them all.”
- “Think Different.”
- “Can you make Windows more Mac-like?”
- “That’s all you can make after six years?”
- “Sorry, can’t talk now. I’ve got to go sell the rest of my Microsoft stock.”
- “Want a GMail invite?”
- “Another Windows release? Time to get out the old typewriter…”
Originally posted on Feb 25, 2007 0n redwallhp.ntugo.com.

