Orb glow, blindness and other Microsoft FUDs
When Microsoft introduced Start Orb in the newly redefined Taskbar in Windows Vista, it broke a long clutch of those chunky Start buttons that plagued Windows for eons. Now looking forward to Windows 7, MS brought Superbar here with a new Start Orb. Bigger, more glowing and sparkling than ever but it’s not better. In the heavily praised public beta (build 7000), the new orb looks kind of weird. And currently as more and more new builds are leaking every day, they continue to add more glow to that orb. Even when I personally contacted Sinofsky for the proceedings on Windows 7, he assured me that when the new OS will reach RTM this year, Start Orb will glow so radiantly that it will blind most of the people who does not wear glasses and also blow CRTs and LCDs creating exploding monitors issue. I doubt how this ‘feature’ can stand those obvious objections from various jurisdiction across the globe. EU will always have a chance in support of Mac and Linux to bring a case on Anti-trust for Microsoft monopoly. Steve Jobs is likely to object on the fact that only Windows 7 can blind people and blast monitors, so why not Mac? Linux hedgehogs are expected to follow as usual. It seems that there are a lot more fireworks waiting for us, more than just meet the eyes.
Well, if you are still reading this, I was just kidding about all those. Don’t need to worry about them, Windows 7 is not going to blow anything or make your eye condition worse, it’s soon going to be world’s best operating system. Behold for the mighty Windows 7!
