For the first time in, oh, a decade, I think, something from Microsoft
shipped on time: Jennifer Katherine Gates, weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 ozs.
when she was downloaded (born) on Friday, April 26, at 6:11 P.M.

And what do Baby Gates and Daddy's products have in common?

1. Neither can stand on its own two feet without a LOT of third
   party support.
   
   
2. Both barf all over themselves _regularly_.
   
   
3. Regardless of the problem, calling Microsoft Tech Support won't
   help.
   

   
   

4. As they mature, we pray that they will be better than that which
   preceded them.
   
   
5. At first release they're relatively compact, but they seem to grow
   and grow and grow with each passing year.
   
   
6. Although announced with great fanfare, pretty much anyone could
   have produced one.
   
   
7. They arrive in shaky condition with inadequate documentation.
   
   
8. No matter what, it takes several months between the announcement
   and the actual release.
   
   
9. Bill gets the credit, but someone else did most of the work.
   
   
10. For at least the next year, they'll suck.