Joke: Windows Longhorn code released

This is from an advert for a website called TechRadar.com in my latest
MacFormat (UK) magazine ...


   /*
     TOP SECRET Microsoft (c) Project: Longhorn(TM) SP1
     Estimated release date: 2008
   */

   #include "win95.h"
   #include "win98.h"
   #include "leopard.h"

   char chew_up_some_ram[10000000];

   void main() {
     while (!CRASHED) {
       
       if (first_time_install) {
         make_10_gigabyte-swapfile();
         do_nothing_loop();
         search_and_destroy(FIREFOX | OPPENOFFICEORG | ANYTHING_GOOGLE);
         hang_system();
       }

       if (still_not_crashed) {
         basically_run_windows_xp();
         do_nothing_loop();
       }
     }

     if (!DX10GPU()) {
       set_graphics(aero, very_slow);
       set_mouse(reaction, sometimes);
     }

     // printf("Welcome to Windows 2000");
     // printf("Welcome to Windows XP");
     printf("Welcome to Windows Vista");

     while (something) {
       sleep(10);
       get_user_input();
       sleep(10);
       act_on_user_input();
       sleep(10);
       flicker_led_promisingly(hard_disk);
     }

     create_general_protection_fault();
   }


:oD

Looks about right, although is too complicated for Microsoft to write
themselves, so they probably just bought it from someone else.  ;o)


Helpful Harry                   
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