Too many Windows
Microsoft at has 9.5 million different versions of Windows.
By current count, Microsoft offers about a half-dozen different versions each of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows CE .Net. Microsoft also considers Windows 2000 still to be a “current” product. Including the 64-bit editions, Microsoft also offers about six different Windows 2000 versions, bringing the total to about 24.
I’m still waiting for Windows RG, the one that’s supposed to work.
Also, previously forgotten until now, I was at the movie theater here, where pre-purchased tickets over the internet are redeemed at little stations placed in the lobby. When I went to use my credit card to have the machine print out my tickets, I was greeted with a nice little Windows CE logo combined with some insipid tagline on how great my life was going to be now that Windows CE was in it. Under which was an also-informative message that Windows CE had encountered a general protection fault error and needed maintenance. Of course, this meant I had to speak with an actual person, after waiting in line with actual people, which is never a pleasant experience.