Why are people being gay and calling th expansion pack XP even though XP is MS's word

[asleepathewheel]

So have you spammed AMD about this issue too?

[Eroberer]

Nope, not tolerating XP = expansion pack. Damn, I've typed XP so many times and I'm still thinking of Windows.

Why not switch to PW? No one's gonna think you're talking about a password or anything.

Sleepy, no, I haven't. What else does AMD stand for?

[ixnay]

Why are you so concerned about how stupid other people look? I really don't care how anyone abbreviates it as long as the context is clear...

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Eroberer

Sleepy, no, I haven't. What else does AMD stand for?

Jeez, you haven't heard of the AMD Athlon XP? Its a microprocessor. Competing with Intel? Haven't heard of it?

[Boris Godunov]

You guys are talking to a brick wall, sans the charm. Just let it die.

[Eroberer]

Ixnay, that's just it, the context is fuzzy. Not only that, XP has never been widley used to mean "expansion pack." No one as admitted this fact. Furthermore, you would never see any actual publication refer to a piece of software now by the name "XP," if it weren't in fact Windows or Office XP.

Sleepy, I knew that already. What does AMD stand for besides Advanced Microdevices or whatever.

[Eroberer]

Boris, stop spamming my thread.

[Boris Godunov]

Can one spam spam? I think not. This thread will be dealt with by a Mod shortly. Better get as many of your spam posts in as you want to first.

Call the XP whatever you like. Realize others have the freedom to call it what they like. If you don't like that, then just go home and please please please shut up about it.

[ixnay]

When people are talking about "what civs will be in the XP" and "will they add new governments in the XP" it's INCREDIBLY FREAKING OBVIOUS that they're not talking about WinXP.

[Boris Godunov]

I have not yet once, ever, mistaken XP meaning expansion pack for Windows XP. Only a moron would do that. Did YOU do that, Eroberer? It would make sense if you did...

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Eroberer
Ixnay, that's just it, the context is fuzzy. Not only that, XP has never been widley used to mean "expansion pack." No one as admitted this fact. Furthermore, you would never see any actual publication refer to a piece of software now by the name "XP," if it weren't in fact Windows or Office XP.

Sleepy, I knew that already. What does AMD stand for besides Advanced Microdevices or whatever.

shouldn't you be spamming the AMD boards? their use of the letters XP is much more egregious than this.

Or shouldn't you be spamming the microsoft board, as they stole the XP from Seattles' EMP, eXPerience Music Project, which in turn stole their name from The Jimi Hendrix eXPerience?

[ChaotikVisions]

Now I just wanted to say a few things about the XP, the XP being Infogrames and Firaxis upcoming XP, and not the XP for another game. XP's in general are ok, Firaxis(if what gamespot posted about the XP is true) have said that the XP will include 8 more civs and mulitplayer making it a worthwhile XP. That said about the civ XP, has anyone heard of any other upcoming XPs?

[Eroberer]

Boris, you're still typing simultaneously not making any point. It appears you've mastered the art. But please please please stop spamming.

Ixnay, there are just as many sentences where it is not obvious as when it can be obvious. Bottom line is you should think of another abbreviation.

Sleepy, were you really just trying not to make a point?

[Boris Godunov]

One must conclude one of two things:

1) Eroberer is employed by Microsoft to hunt down possible copywright violations, hence his getting all Naziesque over the use of XP.

2) Eroberer is one of my above-described morons who confused XP for Windows XP. He spent hours wracking his addled little mind about what people could possibly mean. Then, upon finally figuring it out, he grew so angry at having his mental faculties taxed so much that he decided to lash out in a hysterical hissy-fit here on the Apolyton website, preserved for all posterity.

Door number 1 or 2?

[Eroberer]

x-post with sleepy. You don't ever see XP without Athlon XP in modern journalism and even lowly bulliten board jargon.