Dave Methvin of Information Week pens this notable gem of a parody of Don McLean’s American Pie titled, The Day That XP Died. It’s not really feasible to quote a snippet of a song, so here it is:
Bye, bye, to the XP supply
And Vista, what a nightmare, it was quite a black eye
Windows 7 now will be the rallying cry
Thinking this will make my new PC fly
This will make my new PC flyDid you back up all your drive
Just in case the install takes a dive
Cause the experts tell you soNow do you have faith in Microsoft
Can Seven keep those guys aloft
And can Ballmer just avoid some more layoffsWell I know that you’re not fond of him
Cause the balance sheet was pretty grim
It wasn’t all his fault
The economy came to a haltWell, it may seem like Steve’s a sad lame duck
But this brand new Windows isn’t Vista (yuck)
So I knew he had changed his luck
The day that XP diedI just rebooted
Bye, bye to the XP pig sty
Bought a new Windows 7 at my local Best Buy
And several geeks were standing very nearby
Singing this will be the one to apply
This will be the one to applyI saw a guy who did IT
And I asked him if he liked XP
But he just smiled and turned away
Then I went down to the retail store
Where I bought XP some years before
But the man there said that Seven is the waySo all around the PC scene
A brand new Windows fast and clean
And “Vista” won’t be spoken
Since it was badly brokenAnd the one man I despise the most
That Mac ad guy, his complaints are toast
The PC guy can finally boast
The day that XP diedSo bye, bye, to the XP supply
Microsoft pulled the plug, so don’t bother to cry
XP had a good run, that I just won’t deny, but
Thinking this will be the day that it dies
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