-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 07 May 2003 19:16, scsijon wrote:

Worse than that, we had an associated news article on our tv last night that ms is about to sign up a toilet paper company over here in Australia to print their logo and url on it's paper.

After I picked myself up off the floor, I thought "how appropriate" BUT it would get a lot of attention there.

scsijon

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Thought you all would get a kick out of this

Rich

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=4&u=/ap/ 2003 0 507/ap_on_hi_te/internet_toilet

You've got to be kidding me - but it appears not! How desperate is M$ getting for revenue. This only proves the point that they're scatching and clawing to grab every dollar they can. If you'ld have mentioned this to an M$ suit they would have most likely gotten a nice bruise or two from when they fell on the floor laughing.

Unbelievable!

Cheers, Curtis.

But like Richard said, Microsoft finally figures out where to put it's software. And appaently it's marketing and advertising as well. This is truely one if those cryptic - read between the lines event. All kidding aside what is this "really" saying? I mean think about it - seriously! Contracting toilet paper manufacturers and distributors to ink a deal to have the worlds most successful and notorious software company print their Logo and other assorted marketing goodies on "toilet paper". Anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together would figure out how this is essentially cannon fodder for any competitor or detractors. Can you imaging what it's was like at the meeting when some guy present this, get it ok'ed - and then send somebody out to get the contracts setup? Ello mate, I represent Microsoft and we are interested in contracting your company to print these logos and message on you toilet paper. And then at home. The man's wife when asked - so what does your husband do? He works for a marketing firm. Really, whats he working on now? He's closing a deal to get Microsoft web addresses and Logos printed on toilet paper, it's part of a new campaign to put wireless access and computers in public loo's! Oh, really!?! Interesting (glazed look). :-/ Anyway you slice it, it just sounds.... well strange. Hmmm. Wonder if M$ will carry through or perhaps "quitely" back out in a bit - - after someone up top gives this a little though. Just strange if you ask me. Cheers Curtis. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+uaMG7WVLiDrqeksRAk19AKCmF4Nw4wCdVg5YCiMRbGvrhilcTgCfYe4E S+ziQ86BVBU/b27wpzAkX2w= =yVIA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 07 May 2003 20:33, Bruce Marshall wrote:

On Wednesday 07 May 2003 20:21 pm, Curtis Rey wrote:

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Anyway you slice it, it just sounds.... well strange.

Hmmm. Wonder if M$ will carry through or perhaps "quitely" back out in a bit - after someone up top gives this a little though.

Just strange if you ask me.

Obviously they want to be #1 in the #2 business.......

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LOLOLOLOLOLOL! :D They've always been #2 in my book! Curtis -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+ual87WVLiDrqeksRAqLVAKDYisdFmLjvotTaKHIf3uNOexwHdQCg1VEW WLqeqAV4UaiZ6l5XrP1Uzrs= =+7/n -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 07 May 2003 5:21 pm, Curtis Rey wrote: [...]

I mean think about it - seriously! Contracting toilet paper manufacturers and distributors to ink a deal to have the worlds most successful and notorious software company print their Logo and other assorted marketing goodies on "toilet paper". [...]

serious thought/realization: once these rolls hit the shelves in supply houses(*), some enterprising young man is going to quietly swipe them and start selling them on e-bay where he'll make a mint from every Linux user on the planet -- admit it: once you see a TP roll of four-color interlocking puzzle pieces, you *know* you're going to want one for the laughs you'll know you'll get around the office or at the next user group meeting... heck, I'll probably order a dozen rolls to have as "door prizes" come next april... ;) Tom (*) I doubt these will be on regular store shelves since the article implies this will be targeted towards "events", so only industrial/supply type places will carry this. Then again, if they've gone this far with their marketing scheme, perhaps they'll show up at the corner market after all... [and if not, in 3-6 months when the whole deal flops, they'll be at "big-lots"] - -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://osnut.homelinux.net/TomEmerson.asc iD8DBQE+ue5dV/YHUqq2SwsRAlilAJ0ZwWVTN3gEfjdqhiIFHl0VN1O3fQCdHb9x Q+hR064dL7uq5tfgy9RBKko= =R1Jg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

On Thursday 08 May 2003 2:06 am, John wrote:

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heck, I'll probably order a dozen rolls to have as "door prizes" come next april... ;)

Tom

I thought the same thing...that a mess of Linux folk (us) will be buying at least one roll, just for the laugh. But it'd be good if someone 'swipes' them and sells them on E-bay, that way M$ won't actually get the money! LOL

John

In this context, please define the word 'swipe'. :-) (they'd probably sell just as fast... <g>) -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 05/08/03 09:38 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Let him who takes the Plunge remember to return it by Tuesday."

On Wed, 7 May 2003, zentara wrote:

More likely get "a disease" off of it. I wouldn't touch a keyboard in a toilet. What are those idiots thinking?

Probably something that marketing came up with. After all, if you want to make money off of advertising, a toilet stall is a perfect place to find a capative audience. :) Christopher Reimer