Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Could It Possibly Be More Irritating?

Could It Possibly Be More Irritating?

For those readers who have never experienced Microsoft Bob, here are some of the 'highlights':

  • The Bob Magazine, a paper supplement to the program, making inroads to being even more patronising than the personal guides.

  • The guides telling you to click on a program to start it even when you've proved a thousand times that you're capable of doing so.

  • Rover adding 'Bow-wow', 'Rrruff' or 'Woof woof' to his sentences for no reason.

  • Hopper, the stuffed blue bunny, looking like he's going to murder you in your sleep.

  • The Speaker, yet another guide, listing his favourite food as AC/DC.

  • The chequebook personal assistant telling you to 'stick with it' when you try to leave his 'interview'.

  • The 'Cancel' button randomly cycling through 'Never Mind', 'Forget It' and 'Nuh'.

  • The personal guides using your name before every single thing they say to you.

  • The personal guides patronising you with comments such as 'Here we go!', 'Good job so far!' and 'It's a room just for you!'.

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