[DM-MUG] MS: It's not a software company

[Matt W]

An amusing story for today. Read the whole thing to get the joke.

It may be an old joke, but one I've not heard.

Happy New Year to you all!

Matthew


> The residents of Silicon Valley are more confused than usual after a
> billboard campaign by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of
> America used this line in an ad slogan:
> MS: It's not a software company
>
> exploiting the fame of a certain company to draw attention to an
> altogether worthier cause.
>
>
> Requests to comment on the campaign have been met by a surly silence
> by Microsoft, which doesn't relish the association of ideas but is
> painfully aware that it can't afford to appear insensitive over such
> an issue.
>
> Seasoned information technology professionals will have no trouble
> telling the two MS's apart: One is a debilitating and surprisingly
> widespread affliction that renders the sufferer barely able to perform
> the simplest task. The other is a disease.
>
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