UPDATE: The site's breathing a bit more easily, though some features (including comments) are still throttled. Things should be peachy again soon.
My Vista article was walloped by the feedback loop that is a rising Digg score. See the discussion at http://digg.com/microsoft/100_Things_People_Are_Really_Saying_About_Wind... .
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Around the end of 2006, I started a site poking fun of the new Zune music player: Boycott Zune (BZ). Yes, that seems an odd choice of topic, but some fun-poking was in order; the world's reaction to the product was nasty. And yet, there were pundits saying it'd overwhelm the market anyway, quality be damned, simply on the power of Microsoft's bankroll. We might laugh at the idea now, but it's exactly what we've seen in the operating system market; why couldn't it happen with music players too?
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Site rebooted and renewed – new name and all – after nearly a year. This time it's for good. See details here, or just click on any article above this one to read what's new.
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Microsplot is built upon an older site poking fun at the Zune music player. But that wasn't too fun (see details). The whole world of tech is full of wonders, good and bad, and it's more enjoyable to take a crack at any worthy target.
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