Microsoft has killed Santa Claus today, after an unsatisfactory attempt to restrain the North Pole-based jolly old elf from instant messaging children about oral sex.
Although Redmond has been challenged by compassion in the past, this appears to be the first time on record it has out-and-out killed the very manifestation of goodwill.
Father Christmas was subject to some controversy this year when given the seasonal ID northpole@live.com on MSN messenger. While mostly sticking to an approved and traditional regimen of asking children what they want for Christmas, the mere mention of pizza would send him into a provocative froth about love-making of the mouth.
Microsoft informed us about their troubling decision to destroy the spirit of Christmas this morning.
View: Full Article @ El Reg
Although Redmond has been challenged by compassion in the past, this appears to be the first time on record it has out-and-out killed the very manifestation of goodwill.
Father Christmas was subject to some controversy this year when given the seasonal ID northpole@live.com on MSN messenger. While mostly sticking to an approved and traditional regimen of asking children what they want for Christmas, the mere mention of pizza would send him into a provocative froth about love-making of the mouth.
Microsoft informed us about their troubling decision to destroy the spirit of Christmas this morning.
View: Full Article @ El Reg
Shame on The Reg to find this (or, more likely find out about this from another source, say, their teenage kids) and publish it!
Shame on The Reg for reporting it to Microsoft to be fixed!
Shame on The Reg for Microsoft not being able to fix it to Microsoft's satisfaction!
Shame all around for The Reg.
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Shame on The Reg to find this (or, more likely find out about this from another source, say, their teenage kids) and publish it!
Shame on The Reg for reporting it to Microsoft to be fixed!
Shame on The Reg for Microsoft not being able to fix it to Microsoft's satisfaction!
Shame all around for The Reg.
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Oh snap...MOD WARS! But I'm pretty sure you'll lose. As a matter of fact I'll guarantee it.
I'm completely shocked that Neobond is defending Microsoft.
They provoked a bot to expose hidden Easter eggs.
Seriously though. The way the whole situation was conducted screams INTERNET NEWS WHORES.
I for one agree with NeoBond on this one.
I for one agree with NeoBond on this one.
This was brought to the attention of The Register when a reader found his nieces in a chat.
It seems that kids will enter the strangest things and get even stranger responses.
But, yeah, blame an online reporter for Microsoft's initial blunder for including responses involving "oral sex" in the first place. And blame them more for Microsoft being unable to fix it after they were told.
Bad, naughty, evil reporter!
How long has it been out there? Who made it?
They're like the National Enquirer of the technews world.
yes an amazingly good use of their time
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