Seattle’s Seasons in Software
Humor, Quotes, Weblogs 10/04/2005 |The news that yesterday’s rumors are true and that NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire is flying all over the ‘net right now. NewsGator posted a quick Q&A about the acquisition, which produced this little gem from NetNewsWire’s Brent Simmons:
> Q: Is Brent moving to Denver? Or Tennessee?
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> Greg: Yes!
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> Brent: No, I’ll be staying in Seattle.
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> Greg: Darn it, I’m 0 for 2. Denver’s not such a bad place, you know. We have 4 seasons and everything!
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> Brent: As a Macintosh user interface designer I like to simplify whenever possible. Four seasons is two too many. Seattle has two seasons, rainy and dry — anything more is too complex for new users. 
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October 5th, 2005 at 6:16 am
The sad thing is that northern Kentucky is turning into the same sort of situation, only instead of “rainy” and “dry,” it’s “really freakin’ hot” and “really freakin’ cold.” Spring didn’t exist this year - it went straight from winter to summer - and I’m starting to think fall is going to vanish altogether, too.
That said, maybe I am in the right place, after all.
October 5th, 2005 at 10:59 am
Truer words were never spoken
October 5th, 2005 at 11:00 am
Also they better not screw up my beloved NetNewsWire lite.