Mark Des Cotes wrote: > I guess I missed something. What happened with Bill Gates? I can't give you a lucid report, but I heard & read that whatever computer model he was using to demonstrate a certain application came up with the blue screen of death, and later the new application he had planned to demonstrate refused to work as expected or crashed. Two for two! I imagine heads rolled on that one! keith > > Mark Des Cotes > Systems Manager/Graphic Designer > > Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd. > 3308 Second Street East > Cornwall Ontario Canada K6H 6J8 > T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106, F (613) 932-1052 > www.astroprinting.com > On Jan 10, 2005, at 11:24 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: > >> Wanna bet he just wanted to avoid looking "just plain stupid" and hung >> out to dry, like Bill Gates just did? >> Live demos are hell on customer confidence and loyalty.