MS: iLoo not the shiznat

Written by Michael Croft
Published May 13, 2003

In a press release cited on CNN.com, Microsoft claimed that the iLoo was "a hoax perpetrated by its British division."

Not hackers, not a single employee since fired, but by an international division of the company.

Those wacky Brits, of course the British division of Microsoft would create a hoax like this and let it stand for weeks, with much corroboration!

Or maybe it was a real project that MS:Redmond closed down because it stank.

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MS: iLoo not the shiznat
Published: May 13, 2003
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Writer: Michael Croft
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#1 — May 13, 2003 @ 10:22AM — Eric Olsen

High-larious Michael, thanks, for some reason I feel better about the world.

#2 — May 13, 2003 @ 22:02PM — visualsimplicity [URL]

breaking news says it was real but as you said, it stank.

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