After messing around with Windows 95 (three installs and I think I finally got it right), I thought I'd vent my frustrations.

Imagine if Trent and the boys were responsible for the development of Win 95. They wouldn't buy a Rolling Stones song to promote the release, they write one themselves. And instead of hitting Start, you'd of course hit "Scream"....

ms windows 95
(with one extra verse. apologies to TR.)

hit scream
you think you know what you want
boss screams
he wants this thing done today
hit scream
you click, but it doesn't want to listen
hit scream
it's beating you into submission

don't run MEM E-X-E, you won't like what you see
the devils of DOS steal the souls of mem'ry
don't crack that shrinkwrap take it from me
just one cd
or 30 floppies
MS Windows 95

support screams
all they want is useability
programming screams
from the jagged edge of sanity
hacker screams
he's going to cause your system to crash
Bill screams
he'll be glad to steal all of your cash

don't open those files you won't like what you see
your network's been crippled by security
don't click on that icon or the virus goes free
it's all around
it's in your mind
MS Windows 95

user screams
it takes up too much hard disk space
what can we say
we're caught up in a features race
so what
if it's slower than a fuckin' slug
after all
it's a feature, dude, not a bug

don't expect it soon, it's just vaporware
we're sky high on Jolt and we just don't care
our marketing plan is full of empty noise
it's not a mac
it's just a hack
MS Windows 95

i don't know what i did, hung in an endless loop
typing command words, they're all just so much poop
i hit the reboot keys to stop this endless routine
my document's caught in this big broken machine

-- ed knych

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