Tablet PC developer Josh Einstein stated strongly, "The letters PC don't appear in the platform name without a reason. As much as I hate and loathe political correctness, I have to stand up for what is right here, damnit."
Tracy Hooten and Trevor Claiborne of The Student Tablet PC Site issued a separate, joint communication. "As students we recognize the intent of the NCAA's sanctions. We also recognize the transparency and hypocrisy of their statement that the NCAA can not force any institution to forcibly change the nickname or mascot, LOL. Prohibiting these teams from using offending imagery in post season activities is no less than economic extortion. It is the equivalent of requiring a MSDN subscription in order to receive a clean install disk of the Tablet OS."
Marc Orchant summed up for the group stating, "The Tablet PC community may be small but it is strong and vocal. It is also persistent. If you compare the length of time that it took the NCAA to finally reach a decision on this issue regarding Native American nicknames and the length of time it took to resolve the infamous Tablet PC memory leak, I think you will see that our persistence and loud voices can make a difference."
Robert Scoble, Microsoft, the NCAA, and Southern New Hampshire University were unavailable for comment.
In other news, members of the Tablet PC community announced that they are taking a cue from the new film, The Aristocrats, and each inking their own version of the infamous joke. The finished version will be on display at PDC and on Channel 9 shortly thereafter.
Disclaimer: The words and statements ascribed to various friends (I hope they still are) in the Tablet PC community are all mine and coined in an attempt at satire and good humor. No offense intended except towards the dunces in the NCAA who pulled off this feat of intellectual chicanery. As for SNHU, Go PENMEN!
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