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"We're Number One!" (1/31/00)
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If you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem. If you ain't fer us, yer agin' us. Shirts against skins. All that fun polarizing stuff. Yes, that's right, "Redmond Justice" is coming right down to the wire, so now more than ever it's time to pick a side. Forget the Super Bowl-- that is so last Sunday. C'mon, who are you rooting for, Microsoft or the government? Anyone got an office pool going?
Yes, with final oral arguments scheduled for February 22nd and settlement talks apparently still not bearing fruit, everyone's getting Big Game fever-- or "Big Case fever" would probably be more accurate. Faithful viewer and Microsoft watchdog Jerry O'Neil notes that everyone's choosing up sides as the case winds to a close. According to The New York Times, Microsoft's friends and foes alike are filing briefs in shows of support for one side or the other. The "Association for Competitive Technology"? For Microsoft. Big surprise there, given that the group was only founded as a reaction to the case itself. The Software and Information Industry Association (formerly the Software Publishers Association), on the other hand? Apparently against Microsoft-- even though Microsoft is itself a member. The SIIA's rumored brief supporting the government reminds us of the scene in Evil Dead 2 when Ash's hand gets possessed and starts breaking dishes over his own head.
As the days march on and the gallows looms on the horizon, we expect to see lots more vocal support for both sides from various government representatives and industry bigwigs. Now we're just waiting for the frenzy to reach a fever pitch. What do you suppose Dick Schmalensee (SCHMALENSEE!!) would look like with one of those big foam hands and the Windows logo painted on his face? Will David Boies don a rainbow wig and hold up a sign that says "John 3:16"? Stay tuned and find out...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 1/31/00 episode: January 31, 2000: Is Apple mere days away from introducing the world's first color Palm OS-based handheld? Meanwhile, rumors of Pismo's long-awaited debut place the event within the next few weeks, and everyone's choosing up sides as "Redmond Justice" nears its bloody conclusion...
Other scenes from that episode: 2065: Keeping The Dream Alive (1/31/00) Fear not, true believers; there are still more rumor scraps to sustain those of you who, like us, still keep a candle lit in the window for an Apple-branded Palm device. Recently the naysayers have been had their own rumorlicious ammo-- namely, the still-under-wraps Palm IIIc, Palm's first foray into the world of color PDAs... 2066: Closer Than You Think (1/31/00) Speaking of portable Apple gear most of us expected to see long ago at a keynote far, far away-- just where the heck is Pismo? Prognosticators trying to forecast a revised intro date for Apple's long-overdue (well, as overdue as any unannounced product without an official ship date can be) PowerBook revision have spat out dates wildly ranging anywhere from this week through May-- of 2006...
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