"forty-nine" <49@linux.sux> wrote in message
news:OzjdvbdFIHA.4296@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "jim" <jim@home.net> wrote in message
> news:fNvTi.5988$c9.453@bignews8.bellsouth.net...[color=green]
>> Just in case you haven't heard, Vista PCs have been de-activating when a
>> user does something as simple *and neccessary* as updating device
>> drivers.
>>
>> Pretty soon we may see a new verb in our vernacular...
>>
>> vis.ta'd pronounced [vis-tuhd]
>> -verb
>> 1. to be taken advantage of by a larger, more powerful adversary.
>> 2. to be victimized through theft by deception.
>> 3. to be forced into a situation by a monopoly, dictator or government
>> power.
>>
>> jim
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> 1. They made you buy Vista ?[/color]

monopoly
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> 2. They make you use Vista ?[/color]

monopoly
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> 3.They still make you use it ? No dictator here.[/color]

just a monopoly