Disaster Just Waiting to Happen

[fatcatfan]

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60497,00.html

Windows OS to power ATMs.... this situation is so ripe for jokes I can't even figure out where to begin... but the folks around here seem to be rather creative in this area.... so gimme your best.

Does this mean I can finally get a payout on that email from "Bill Gates" that promised me $500 if I forwarded it on to at least 10 people?

[Blonde799]

*puts entire life savings into a coffee jar*

How robots will steal your job, hehe.:laughing:

[bigjoe]

That will get hacked to hell and have a million "microsoft trust" holes that some hacker will figure out and drain our dollar as thin as a penny.

[theplustwo]

now i won't even be able to get my money without getting a blue screen -_-'

[DarkPanther]

I imagine on an ATM, the error screen would be green.

[vegeta1215]

I just finished reading that. Just one step closer to Microsoft's domination of the world...

[carrot red]

Originally posted by fatcatfan
Does this mean I can finally get a payout on that email from "Bill Gates" that promised me $500 if I forwarded it on to at least 10 people?
Oops, forgot to tell you I cashed it.

"A Windows platform will give us more flexibility and opportunity for future enhancements," said Julie Davis, spokeswoman for Bank of America.
As in ads and hacking.

I wonder if we'd get messages like "Your money can't be displayed. Please try again later."

[fatcatfan]

My fear is that the ATM will crash in between debiting your account and actually giving out the cash.

"We must install the latest security patch to your ATM card before you may make a withdrawal..... Unable to connect to upgrade server, please try again later."