BlameThePixel!

Quoted :: Monday

Jason - Stupid Department of Justice.
Mom - Now what
Jason - They let mocrosoft ship its new Windows 98 operating system! For months they'd been acting like they would intervene!
I was depending on them! Counting on them! Words can't describe how let down I feel right now!
Mom - I never pegged you as such an anti-trust zealot.
Jason - Zealot - schmealot. This was going to be my big break.
Peter - What's with all these disks labeled "JasonDows 98"..?

Quoted :: Tuesday

Peter - I can't believe you wrote an entire operating system.
Jason - I'm telling you peter, JasonDows 98 was going to make me rich!
I had it all figured out! The only thing I needed was for the feds to delay Microsoft's new O.S. long enough for mine to get it's foot in the door!
Because I guarentee once people tried MY O.S., they wouldn't be switching back to Windows anytime soon.
Peter - It's that good?
Jason - It's that hard to uninstall.
Comp - (Beep) Tentacles wrapped and locked. Awaiting your command.

Quoted :: Wednesday

Peter - So what exactly is so great about this operating system of yours?
Jason - I'm glad you asked.
Observe how smoothly JasonDows 98 handles something like the instalation of a competitor's web browser...
Comp - Netscape detected (Beep) Netscape deleted.
Peter - I meant great for the USER.
Jason - Oh well, let me think about that.

Quoted :: Thursday

Peter - What I can't figure out is how you were able to write an entire operating system without any of us knowing.
Jason - Easy. I did it all under a code name.
Peter - A code name?
Jason - It's a fairly common practice in the industry. For example, Macos 8 had the code name "Tempo" and the new version of Windows had the code name "Memphis."
Similarly, JasonDows 98 had its own low-profile alias.
Peter - You mean all those times you had mom interrupt my computer games so you could work on-
Jason - "Homework." You got it.

Quoted :: Friday

Peter - Jason, this operating system of yours keeps crashing.
Jason - I know. I threw in a few bugs by design.
Peter - Huh??
Jason - I wanted to ensure that users would rush out to buy the upgrade to JasonDows 99 next year. It'd include corrections to all of 98's problems.
...Plus of course, a whole NEW batch of bugs that'd require the even more expensive JasonDown 2000 to correct.
Peter - I don't know whether to puke or buy stock in your company.
Jason - Did I tell you my idea to use "900" numbers for tech support?

Quoted :: Saturday

Peter - I'm surprised you're giving up on this so easily.
Jason - I've got to be realistic, Peter. Microsoft has won.
Despite its superior technology, superior design, and superior ease-of-use, I'm afraid my JasonDows operating system doesn't stand a chance of breakin the stranglehold our friends up in Redmond have on the market.
Nope, all I can do now is follow the ol' computer biz axion: If you can't beat 'em...
Peter - Joint 'em?
Jason - Acquire 'em. Think dad'll co-sign a loan.
Peter - Are you being realistic...?