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Vengeance is Mine (2/15/98)
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The lawsuits that plague the world of Apple (and that drive AtAT's ratings through the ceiling-- keep 'em coming!) are starting to bleed over into other related realms. Officials at Pixar, Steve Jobs' "real company," are suing a mystery defendant over some anonymous email that broadcast the salaries of all 400 Pixar employees. Holy Disclosure, Batman! A Washington Post article has more details.
The email message was signed "Steve Jobs," who of course denies that he sent it. So who did? Well, here's where the story starts to get AtAT-worthy: although the defendant in the lawsuit has not been named, sources report that Michael Murdock is under suspicion. "Gee, that name sounds familiar," ponder the longtime AtAT faithful viewers. "Where have I heard that name before?" Think back to our New Years' episode, in which Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison jokingly appointed Murdock as new CEO of Apple. Yup, same guy.
Murdock accepted the prank offer, but was then told by Jobs that if he showed up at Apple, he would be asked to leave; afterwards, he revealed his bitterness to the press. What we didn't know was that Murdock worked for Pixar for six years, before leaving the company in the early nineties. But would Murdock have access to the incredibly accurate salary list in the email message? He denies any involvement in this scheme and states that he doesn't have "anything to hide." Stay tuned to AtAT as this mysterious tale of vengeance unfolds...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/15/98 episode: February 15, 1998: Following the Mac's complete disappearance from the Sunday newspaper circulars, officials reportedly suspect CompUSA of foul play. Meanwhile, the young upstart InfiniteOS continues to proclaim that it's the real thing, and a shadowy figure from AtAT's past resurfaces in an ugly Pixar lawsuit...
Other scenes from that episode: 453: The Invisible Mac (2/15/98) Color us incensed! Irked, even! Look, we at AtAT are just as happy about the Apple-CompUSA deal as anyone, but if Apple's going to put all its six-colored eggs in one retail basket, could they at least have picked a basket that would advertise? Faithful viewer Tony Posadas... 454: End of Infinite Hoaxes? (2/15/98) Hee hee hee, this stuff just keeps getting better and better. The AtAT staff and our friend John Farr over at AppleLinks are in a tizzy over this latest "alternative operating system" to invade the Mac landscape...
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