[muglo] Fwd: MS It's not a software company.htm

I just received this - thought it might lighten your day!!!
Paul

Begin forwarded message:
>
>  
> The residents of Silicon Valley are more confused than usual after a 
> billboard campaign by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of 
> America used this line in an ad slogan:
> MS: It's not a software company
>
> exploiting the fame of a certain company to draw attention to an 
> altogether worthier cause.
>
>
> Requests to comment on the campaign have been met by a surly silence 
> by Microsoft, which doesn't relish the association of ideas but is 
> painfully aware that it can't afford to appear insensitive over such 
> an issue.
>
> Seasoned information technology professionals will have no trouble 
> telling the two MS's apart: One is a debilitating and surprisingly 
> widespread affliction that renders the sufferer barely able to perform 
> the simplest task. The other is a disease.
>
>
>  
>  

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