When I saw that Microsoft started putting ads in the start menu, I began to seriously wonder if there isn't some sort of "Trading Places" type bet going on over there to see who can run the OS into the ground first!

The messed up thing, is that they are getting such good press on their open-source initiatives and research projects, but really seem to be screwing themselves on the OS.

Then again, maybe they know something I don't know, and we will see some resurgence of Windows somehow.