MS Linux: Microsoft Monkey Colony on Mars

perry · 08-31-2007, 12:01 PM

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Microsoft Monkey Colony on Mars
Microsoft has announced that a team of monkeys will be shot into space in 2005 to establish the first Martian Colony. At a recent press conference, Bill Gates confirmed, "We are already training the monkeys to do simple tasks like reboot the space ship when it blue screens. The space vehicle will be running our newest product, SpacePod 2004. This product will instruct the monkeys how to colonize Mars and establish trade with the Martians. We intend to monopolize this market before Human travel to Mars is possible."

I'm wondering why someone hasn't done this sooner. Go out and make a Linux distribution and for kicks and giggles actually call it MS Linux. I mean the word-of-mouth would put it all over the place.

Instead of Jeremy having a General catagory for all Microsoft issues, he might as well have a MS Linux distribution section, the subject matter keeps coming up. True, it's an old joke but one that never really goes away.

Posted here (again) just in case you haven't heard of it yet!

- Perry

p.s.
Despite all the bad press I cannot speak bad of Mr. Gates anymore on account of the fact that he is after giving 30,250,000,000.00 to the world good. Supposing he were to just sponsor a child I'd have nothing bad to say about him. As for Microsoft however... well... did you know that Bill Gates himself would complain about the software, like you have no idea!

pixellany · 08-31-2007, 12:15 PM

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Despite all the bad press I cannot speak bad of Mr. Gates anymore on account of the fact that he is after giving 30,250,000,000.00 to the world good.

I saw an article (TV show??) somewhere about the relative philanthropy of various tycoons. They argued that one's philanthropy should be judged in proportion to their net worth. By this measure, Bill Gates came out as a bit player. I don't know if Chairman Bill started as a good person, but he surely is vulnerable to a very old truism:
Power corrupts---absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Gates is perfectly positioned to do something I doubt that he has the courage for: Embrace Open-Source as the wave of the future and help Microsoft re-structure to meet the challenge. In the process, he should acknowledge the past abuses of power---set the stage for everyone to start with a clean slate.
(He'd of course need to dump his stock first, which of course would crash the market.........Hmmmmmmm, next idea??....

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