Short Microsoft

I have been using vista (with much reluctance) for a couple weeks with office 2007, and I can tell you. The good news is Vista isn't nearly as terrible as it was a year ago. The bad news is, the commercials are wrong, it still sucks. Microsoft has messed up both of their flagship products in short succession. No doubt that open office still sucks worse and google docs aren't really there yet, but MS you picked a terrible time to mangle your 2 best products.

If you think I am wrong, try to paste special or make a graph in excel. Nearly impossible. Worse, it seems the reason for all this change is to make things look cuter. That is right after years of telling the world that function is more important than form ms has veered off into the realm of glidey graphics. Honestly, MS, those ads are correct. You aren't cool. You have never been cool. Frankly when you try to be cool, you look like an idiot. MS, I tell you this from experience and because I feel like I know you, don't bother. Just stick to being the best. Make people's lives simpler, do cheaper (or free), and do it faster.

QWAN Microsoft, QWAN.

In the meantime, I am shorting your stock.

Love Todd

PS - This isn't real investment advice since only a moron shorts a company with a googleplex dollars in the bank.