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http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm
dontpanic
10-24-2003, 12:01 PM
OK...I see where Mattel is going with this, but some of that article are laughble at best.BarbieOS 1.0 is the result of almost a year's worth of marketing research into what pre-adolescent girls want in a mobile Linux solution aimed at being a desktop replacement. The studies included human interface interaction, real-world usability, and rich media analysis to determine where the needs of girls are not being served by current Linux or Microsoft solutions. Mattel discovered that many of the girls they interviewed had heard positive things about Linux and expressed some curiosity about it, but less than 1 percent had actually used a non-Microsoft operating system in the last 12 months. The researchers also concluded that restrictive EULAs, proprietary file formats, and digital rights management technologies were not popular with pre-adolescent females, and almost none were satisfied with the results of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Initiative during the last year. "Many of the girls we talked to said that they were tired of constantly patching their Windows systems against the latest Outlook worm, only to find that the patch breaks one of their custom applications or reduces the performance and stability of the operating system," according to usability consultant Randolph Hanes, an interface expert who conducted major portions of the research. If my daughters started talking like this, I would be very scared...so I am not sure who they talked to, but I doubt the validity of this whole idea to be sure.
Whatever. :dead2:
snoopy51
10-24-2003, 12:03 PM
QOD:
The site is funny! For a few seconds, I took it seriously until I finishe the third sentence!
ruff,ruff
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maybe they are talking abot little girls who are just GEEKS ;) :bald:
dontpanic
10-24-2003, 12:17 PM
See, that's the problem. Being a girl that plays with Barbie's and being a geek girl are mutually exclusive as best as I can tell. :evolved:
here is another link
http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2003102400226NWCY
dontpanic
10-26-2003, 09:05 AM
It's still just an excerpt from the same story...still just as scary. :evil:
i might load it on my computer to try it out, just want to find the iso image of the CD:wink2:
dontpanic
10-28-2003, 05:09 PM
<i>Next thing we know, you're going to start busting out in song...</i> :winkwink:
From the album Aquarium (http://www.mcseworld.com/b/B000002P7Z):
Hiya Barbie
Hi Ken
Do you wanna go for a ride?
Sure Ken.
Jump in.
Iīm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, itīs fantastic.
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
CHORUS
Iīm a blond bimbo girl, in a fantasy world,
Dress me up, make it tight, Iīm your dolly.
You're my doll, rockīnīroll, feel the glamour in pink,
Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky.
You can touch, you can play, if you say: "Iīm always yours"
CHORUS
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please,
I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees.
Come jump in, bimbo friend, let us do it again,
Hit the town, fool around, letīs go party
You can touch, you can play, if you say: "Iīm always yours"
You can touch, you can play, if you say: "Iīm always yours"
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
CHORUS
CHORUS
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Come on Barbie, letīs go party!
Oh, Iīm having so much fun!
Well Barbie, we are just getting started.
Oh, I love you Ken.
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