Well this would be hilarious if it wasn't actually serious.
Microsoft's mission: To enable people and businesses throughout the
world to realize their full potential.
Oh dear and here was I thinking that it was to stifle innovation and
control potential (far too dangerous), guess it must be that parallel
universe thing going on again then.
Nick
www.AssociatedData.co.uk
>-----Original Message-----
>From: prolinux-bounces AT leafe DO.T com
>[mailto:prolinux-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Paul McNett
>Sent: 30 October 2003 22:35
>To: prolinux AT leafe DO.T com
>Subject: [ProLinux] [OT] Just too funny to pass by
>
>
>I'm not usually one to post funnies, but this one had me really
>rolling:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/mission/
>
>It all started off by a mailing I got today from Microsoft,
>offering a free download of "Microsoft Software Inventory
>Analyzer" which will scan my network for me and tell me what
>Microsoft products are installed, and how many, and let me
>reconcile with my licenses. All with the assurance that "none
>of this information will be sent to Microsoft". A good and
>valuable tool, yes, but the front of the mailing says:
>
>"Our people need to have the most reliable software
>available--that's non-negotiable."
>
>I thought it funny, the disconnect between that quote,
>presumably by some mid-level manager at acme.corp., and the
>product the mailing is trying to get me to install.
>
>Somehow, that led me to the Microsoft Mission Statement, which
>quite honestly sounded like an article right out of The Onion.
>You've gotta read it.
>
>--
>Paul McNett
>
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