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Not sure if this has been posted before, but I know there are a lot of brewers on here that work in IT.

DOS Beer
Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the
directions carefully before opening the can. Originally came only in
an 8-oz. can, but now comes in a 16-oz. can. However, the can is
divided into 8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be accessed
separately. Soon to be discontinued, although a lot of people are
going to keep on drinking it after its no longer available.

OS/2 Beer
Comes in a 32-oz. can. Allows you to drink several DOS Beers
simultaneously. Also allows you to drink Windows 3.1 Beer
simultaneously, though somewhat more slowly. Advertises that its cans
wont explode when you open them, even after shaking. You never really
see anyone drinking OS/2 Beer, but the manufacturer (International
Beer Merchants) claims that 9 million six-packs have been sold.

UNIX Beer
Comes in several different brands, in cans ranging from 8 oz. to 64
oz. Drinkers of UNIX Beer display fierce brand loyalty, even though
they claim that all the different brands taste almost identical.
Sometimes the pop-top breaks off when you try to open them, so you
have to have a can opener around for those occasions. If you use the
can opener, you'll need a complete set of instructions or a friend who
has been drinking UNIX Beer for several years.

Mac Beer
At first came only in a 16-oz. can, but now comes in a 32-oz. can.
Considered by many to be a light beer. All the cans look identical.

When you take one from the refrigerator, it opens itself. The
ingredients list is not on the can. If you call to ask about the
ingredients, you are told that you don't need to know. A notice
on the side reminds you to drag your empties to the trash can.

Windows NT Beer
Comes in 32-oz. cans, but you can only buy it by the truckload. This
causes most people to have to go out and buy bigger refrigerators. The
can looks just like Windows 3.1 Beers, but the company promises to
change the can to look like Windows 95 Beers. Touted as an
industrial strength beer, and suggested for use only in bars.

AmigaDOS Beer
The company has gone out of business, but their recipe has been picked
up by some weird German company, so now this beer will be an import.
AmigaDOS Beer never really sold very well because the original
manufacturer didn't understand marketing. Like UNIX Beer fans,
AmigaDOS drinkers are an extremely loyal and loud group. It originally
came in a 16-oz. can, but now comes in 32-oz. cans too. When this can
was originally introduced, it appeared flashy and colourful, but the
design hasn't changed much over the years and now appears dated.
Critics of this beer claim it is only meant for watching TV anyway.

Windows 3.1 Beer
The worlds most popular beer. Comes in a 16-oz. can that looks a lot
like Mac Beers. Requires that you already own a DOS Beer. Claims that
it allows you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously, but in
reality you can only drink a few of them, very slowly, especially if
you are drinking the Windows Beer at the same time. Sometimes, for no
apparent reason, a can of Windows Beer will explode when you open it.

Windows 95 Beer
People who have taste-tested it claim its wonderful. The can looks a
lot like Mac Beers, but tastes more like Windows 3.1 Beer. It comes
in 32-oz. cans, but when you look inside the cans only have 16 oz. of
beer in them. Most people will probably keep drinking Windows 3.1
until their friends try Windows 95 Beer and say they like it. Close
inspection of the ingredients list reveals that Windows 95 Beer
contains some of the ingredients in Windows 3.1 Beer, even though the
manufacturer claims that this is an entirely new brew.

VMS Beer
Requires minimal user interaction, except for popping the top and
sipping. However, cans have been known on occasion to explode, or
contain extremely un-beer-like contents. Best drunk in high-pressure
development environments. When you call the manufacturer for the list
of ingredients, you're told that its proprietary and referred to an
unknown listing in the manuals published by the FDA. Rumour is that
this was once listed in the Physicians Desk Reference as
tranquilizer, but no one can claim to have actually seen it.
 
Windows XP Beer
Can comes in vivid shapes and colours which can be easily changed. Can drink this beer faster when less vivid colours are used. Several drinkers can drink from different openings in the can and can protect their own opening from being used by others. Unfortunately if one drinker is ill, all the others are likely to fall ill anyway.
Although the cans are very large a good propotion of the can is filled with non-beer products. Each can comes with a bag of nuts, some chips, a glass, a can opener (although the can has a ring pull), a straw, an umbrella, a set of golf clubs, a sewing machine, five eggs, a garden stake and a now expired Visa for Kasakstan.
Although the XP cans do explode occasionally, the can is able to hide the explosion and simply informs the drinker that an explosion was iminent and offers to send a letter to the manufacturer. Occasionally the flow of beer slow so much that the drinker will need to reseal the can and open it again to resume drinking.
Possibly the most significant drawback for drinkers drinking XP beer is that advertisers have found that its very easy to slip advertisments inside the can and the drinker often spend so much time removing them as they try to drink that they may in fact never get drunk.
XP Beer requires regular addition of additives to prevent it going off.
 
hehe... I can attest to the fierce brand loyalty of UNIX beer drinkers. I am a great fan of Linux beer... Having brewed it myself a couple of times, I much prefer to leave it to others, and open a pre-packaged one. The ingredients change so often, it's often obsolete as soon as it's bottled.
 
Windows 98 Beer
Looks virtually the same as Windows 95, but with more Aroma and flavouring.
However, most users will stick with Windows 95 beer until the manufacturer
stops producing it.

Windows ME Beer
Looks identical to Windows 98 beer, however, quite a few cans kept exploding
so quite a few users went back to Windows 98 beer.

Linux Beer
Very similar to Unix Beer, but is mainly brewed by home users due to cheap
price. However, a great deal of people found the cans that strong, that they
had no idea how to open it, let alone drink it.

Windows XP Beer
Similar in taste to the Windows 95, with full Flavouring. It comes in a 32 oz can,
which is a lot more rugged with very little chance of exploding compared to the
brewers previous efforts. 2 packages are available, with one being for small parties,
whilst the other one is designed to be shared with as many friends as possible.
Look for a replacement soon with several different options to further confuse the
end-user.
 
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