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Title: Microsoft buys OpenOffice.org
Post by: TehBorken on Apr 01 06 02:04
 As reported on OpenOffice.org: 'For an undisclosed sum but reputed to be in the billions, Microsoft's [a href="vny!://www.openoffice.org/"]Bill Gates has personally bought the leading open-source desktop project[/a].

Saying he "was sick and tired of open-source eating away at his profits," the world's richest man decided to put an end to the nuisance and simply buy OpenOffice.org. It will form part of a growing list of Microsoft acquisitions including several erstwhile competitors, a considerable number of prominent politicians, and a few small governments.'"  
Title: Re: Microsoft buys OpenOffice.org
Post by: kitten on Apr 01 06 03:02
Eating away at his profits!!!  How much is enough, anyway?  He's already the richest man in the world, so why on earth would he want more?
Title: Re: Microsoft buys OpenOffice.org
Post by: TehBorken on Apr 01 06 04:09
  kitten wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]Eating away at his [em]profits[/em]!!!  How much is enough, anyway?  He's already the richest man in the world, so why on earth would he want more?[/div]
[font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="7"][span style="font-family: Arial Black;"]APRIL FOOL'S!!![/span][/font] (//forums/richedit/smileys/2.gif)  
Title: Re: Microsoft buys OpenOffice.org
Post by: kitten on Apr 01 06 07:02
Damn!!!  I caught one, but totally blew the other one.  Nicely done!