This column is pretty nerdy, I will admit, so if you are a fine lady, I don't want to tarnish my rep. Don't read any further. If you are a guy or an uggo, you may continue...

Microsoft can kiss my shiney metal ass, seriously. Everyone hates Microsoft for one reason or another, but up to this point, I hadn't really had any major gripes with them, but now I've got beef with them...like...two whoppers worth.

As most of you know, I'm a Halo junkie. I've been pretty obsessed with it since it came out. I've played the campaign on the original about a dozen times. I also beat Halo 2 at a friend's house in about a week. Notice how I said I went to a friend's house. I don't own an Xbox. I hate gaming systems. Wait...let me rephrase. I hate how much money you have to piss away to own and enjoy a gaming system. So I do all my gaming from my PC. That's right. I'm a PC gamer.

Halo 2 came out for the Xbox in late 2004, and I was anxiously waiting for its release on the PC...and waiting...and waiting. Three years later and FINALLY Bungie and Microsoft announced that they would be releasing Halo 2 for the PC. I was thrilled...but still bitter we had to wait so long. Microsoft spend so much time and effort telling us PC gaming was the way to go. They they developed the Xbox and turned their back on the PC gaming community. They further proved this by alienating us; holding back release dates on games such as Halo. But thats not my big problem. It was at first, but then I learned some new information. Vista.

Halo 2 is only available on a PC with Windows Vista installed. Bullshit. There is nothing that Vista has that would dictate if this game can be played or not. But they are not developing it for XP. Vista only. I almost feel like Microsoft is trying to bully XP users into Vista with moves like that. I'm all about Vista, from what I've seen its going to be a pretty amazing OS, but to take one of the most popular games in history (Halo 2) and release it exclusivly for an operating system that will have only been on the market for a few months is total crap. I am not ready for the move to Vista, with a major overhaul to the Windows lineage such as this, I know it's gonna be buggy at first. I take my computer seriously, and I'm not willing to be running an OS that I can't trust yet.

Long story short, Halo, my favorite gaming series ever, has been on hold for three years now, and Microsoft can kiss my ass if they think I'm gonna pick up Vista just to play it. I'd like to, but I'm wait a little longer until I'M ready to make the switch.

Screw Microsoft.

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