by > Now that Bill Gates has moved into his brand spanking new house
> in the Seattle suburbs, the following is a conversation
> overheard last week:
> Bill: "There are a few issues we need to discuss."
> Contractor: "Ah, you have our basic support option. Calls are free for the
> first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter. Okay?"
> Bill: "Uh, yeah... the first issue is the living room. We think its a little
> smaller than we anticipated."
> Contractor: "Yeah. Some compromises were made to have it out by the release
> date."
> Bill: "We won't be able to fit all our furniture in there."
> Contractor: "Well, you have two options. You can purchase a new, larger
> living room; or you can use Stacker."
> Bill: "Stacker?"
> Contractor: "Yeah, it allows you to fit twice as much furniture into the
> room. By stacking it, of course, you put the entertainment center on the
> couch... the chairs on the table... etc. You leave an empty spot, so when
> you want to use some furniture you can unstack what you need and then put it
> back when you're done."
> Bill: "Uh... I dunno... issue two. The second issue is the light fixtures.
> The bulbs we brought with us from our old home won't fit. The
> threads run the wrong way."
> Contractor: "Oh! That's easy. Those bulbs aren't plug and play.
> You'll have to upgrade to the new bulbs."
> Bill: "And the electrical outlets? The holes are round, not rectangular. How
> do I fix that?"
> Contractor: "Just uninstall and reinstall the electrical system."
> Bill: "You're kidding!?"
> Contractor: "Nope. Its the only way."
> Bill: "<sigh> Well... I have one last problem. Sometimes, when I have
> guests over, someone will flush the toilet and it won't stop. The water
> pressure drops so low that the showers don't work."
> Contractor: "That's a resource leakage problem. One fixture fails to
> terminate and is hogging the resources preventing access from other
> fixtures."
> Bill: "And how do I fix that?"
> Contractor: "Well, after each flush, you all need to exit the house, turn off
> the water at the street, turn it back on, re-enter the house and then you'll be
> back on track."
> Bill: "That's the last straw. What kind of product are you selling me?"
> Contractor: "Hey, remember, if you don't like it, nobody made you buy it."
> Bill: "And when will this be fixed?"
> Contractor: "Oh, in your next house-which will be ready to release sometime
> near the end of 1998. Actually it was due out earlier this year,
> but we've had some delays..."
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