The rumor has been going on for a long time, but now it has spread to mainstream media. In fact, Cringely (http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/12/16/021216opcringely.xml) even wrote about it. Personally, I don't see it happening, but I have been wrong before.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:06 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: MS to buy Macromedia - lets hope not... > > On Monday, Dec 23, 2002, at 10:08 US/Pacific, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Man, I hope there's no truth to this: > > http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/28667.html > > That rumor surfaces every couple of years and has been doing so for > nearly all of Macromedia's history... Here's another equally long-lived > piece of humor: > > "#2. MICROSOFT HAS NO PLANS TO ACQUIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH > The latest Internet hoax has Microsoft acquiring the Roman Catholic > Church, > including exclusive electronic rights to the Bible. The story, written > under an Associated Press byline, says the agreement provides for Pope > John > Paul II becoming the senior vice president of the company's new > Religious > Software Division, and two Microsoft senior vice presidents being > invested > in the College of Cardinals. The fake story included a promise from Bill > Gates to "make the sacraments available online for the first time." > Officials at Microsoft and AP said they didn't know where the story > originated. (Tampa Tribune 12/17/94 B&F10)" > > Happy Holidays! :) > > "Conform! Consume! Obey!" > -- Mr Snaffleburger : http://www.matazone.co.uk/theotherside.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
