Geek Squad dumping VWs for Lamborghinis in preparation for Windows Vista*
Best Buy Corporation is exchanging its ranks of Geek Squad Volkswagen New Beetles for something a little faster in preparation for the release of Windows Vista. With an expected deluge of work brought about by the new operating system, the black and white VWs favored by Geek Squad cadets are being dispensed with in favor of a fleet of Lamborghini Countaches.
According to an official spokesman, the company anticipates being "'...busier than a spyware-saddled 486 processor... once that first Vista security patch hits the streets six to eight hours after launch, it's going to be like the Indianapolis 500 out there...'"
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(*Warning: At Autoblog, we loves us some quality satire!)
[Sources: BBSpot.com; Ggaub.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bob 11:09AM (5/17/2006)
With so many crappy products out there, including PC's/Microsoft stuff and nearly disposable household applicances, its a wonder anyone complains about their cars.
Its amazing, everything built in this world seems to have dropped in quality, while one of the most complicated devices in our live - cars - have gotten more problem-free.
Why can I drive my car with little problems for years and years racking up over a hundred thousands miles, while my computer, with few moving parts can't run a half day without rebooting?
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m 11:19AM (5/17/2006)
Bob, you have some major problems with your PC. My laptop will run for a few days with major amounts of data analysis, MS Office, and IE6 usage without needing a reboot. I have a Pentium M (mobile) chip with 512mb ram running XP. I have found XP to be very stable. My Win98 PIII crashed atleast once every 2 days. MS OS reliablility is much improved in the past few years.
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Brian 11:35AM (5/17/2006)
Bob, use a Mac and you'll be fine. Linux is also great if you're up to it. Whatever the choice, the best thing you can do is ween yourself from Microshaft.
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P.L. 11:37AM (5/17/2006)
MS OS reliability much improved in the past few years??
Yea... like from nothing to very little! They are over priced, overbloated, money and resource draining, monopoly ware. The basic functions of MS OS has not changed since Win95...as in "zero" innovation!
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m 11:40AM (5/17/2006)
Brian, most everyone i know is happy with their PC's, XP works fine. too much software is not mac compatible yet.
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m 11:42AM (5/17/2006)
Linux is the worst! it is a pain to use and hardly any software is compatible for it, not worth the time and effort for an AVERAGE computer user.
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DJ 11:59AM (5/17/2006)
Ingolstadt, Germany 17-05-2006:
Audi AG announced today that it will be increasing it's service force in the US by 600. This is in response to Best Buy Co.'s decision to employ it's Lamborghini subsidiary Countaches as part of it's fleet. The 600 new service technicians will be reponsible for keeping the notoriously failure prone Countach's up and running. Audi also announced that it cut the price of oil changes for the cars to Best Buy from it's current price of $650.00 to $300.00 and an iPod nano. Tuneups will also be reduced from $4700.00 to $2100 and a 42" plasma TV.
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iQuack 12:14PM (5/17/2006)
If you want to enjoy your computer and reduce the number of computer-related problems, do as I do:
http://xs100.xs.to/xs100/06203/IQ.jpg
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Philbert 12:17PM (5/17/2006)
My Windows PC's all run for weeks or months with no crashes or reboots. Many would probably never have to be rebooted if not for patch installs and Vista will largely take care of that. Never had a virus either in over 15 years of experience. Really. You can try using one of the other lesser OS's out there (I have) but why make it hard on yourself? Some people like messing around trying to get their computers to work but not me - I just want it to work and that's why I use Windows. And if you truly understand the technology that goes into your average desktop PC it makes your typical automobile appliance seem about as complicated as a shoelace.
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Brian 12:20PM (5/17/2006)
M, Like what??? What can you do on Windows that you can't do (usually better, faster and easier) on a Mac???
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Corey 12:24PM (5/17/2006)
On topic, plz.
Haven't anyone at their marketing dept found out that the Countach is not the easiest car to drive & park?
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Lee Gibson 12:30PM (5/17/2006)
Corey, has anybody in your sarcasm detecting department showed up to work today?
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Secret Squirrel 12:40PM (5/17/2006)
Perhaps the fact that the car has been around for almost 100 years, and the computer really for only about the last 30 years. They've got a little bit more to go before they're a "rock solid" as a vehicle and there still are the Plymouth Vegas of the world to deal with. ;)
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Secret Squirrel 12:45PM (5/17/2006)
My PC stays up and running for usually 30 days or so between reboots. No problems here. But with everyone else perhaps the fact that the car has been around for close to a century, and the PC for the last 30 years. They've got a little bit more maturing to do before they're as "rock solid" as a vehicle and there still are the Chevy Vegas of the world we'll still have to deal with. ;)
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CrunchyCookie 12:47PM (5/17/2006)
Stay on topic? Oh, ok: the next Transformers movie (following the 1986 original, the last known citing of Sunstreaker) is set for release in November 2007 and will be directed by Michael Bay, the moron behind such generic bombs as Bad Boys, Armageddon, and The Island.
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Micah 1:05PM (5/17/2006)
No Way! I didn't know that there was going to be a new transformer's movie! Man, the things you learn on Autoblog.
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UH2L 1:21PM (5/17/2006)
#1
Thanks for giving the auto industry some credit. No other object gives safety, style, mobility, entertainment, comfort, in such a wide variety of adverse conditions. They last a really long time and have the best warranties of anything you can buy. If you think about it, for what you get, any car is a bargain compared to a couch or a TV or a pair of sunglasses. We have created such high expectations for the automobile, (and manufacturers have generally met it), that they are often the target of lawsuits that would seem ridiculous if it were over another type of purchased object.
If you step back and think about it, the automobile industry is amazing.
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m 2:52PM (5/17/2006)
Brian, every digital camera out there will work with Windows. but NOT with Mac. This is one limitation of macs, and btw, read many of the other posts in here. People are not finding their Windows PC's unreliable.
Secret Squirrel's post says he can keep his PC running for 30 days.
I'm not saying Mac is bad, i'm just saying there is no need for me or 90% of the world to switch because XP is plenty reliable.
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m 2:54PM (5/17/2006)
P.L. way to back up your banter
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tim 3:55PM (5/17/2006)
XP is neither reliable nor safe to use. It's riddled with security holes that malware producers take advantage of OVER and OVER with no patches from Microsoft. It has been 5 years since XP was released... and now MS is releasing Vista, which is already two years late, and isn't going to include most of what was promised. (SmartFolders, EFI) Contrary to what "m" states, the security risk of spyware/viruses is reason enough to switch.
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