Microsoft manhole covers (humor)

[LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM>]

The week is winding down, so I'm passing on some
forwarded humor.

LaVonna
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> Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
> Subject: [misc.jobs.misc,...] MS interview
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> Date: 11 Oct 1994 23:06:15 -0400
> Organization: best of usenet humor
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> Subject: MS interview
> Newsgroups:
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 ng.c++,comp.programming,misc.jobs.contract,misc.jobs.offered.entry,misc.jobs.of
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> From: mbk -at- inls1 -dot- ucsd -dot- edu (Matt Kennel)

> Heath I Hunnicutt (heathh -at- beat -dot- ugcs -dot- caltech -dot- edu) wrote:
> : - Almost all the manhole covers near the MS campus are square.

> How odd...

> Top 10 Reasons microsoft's manholes covers are square:

>   10)  Shortened beta test cycle.
>    9)  City got a special deal for bundling square manhole covers
>        with their manholes despite the presence of superior alternatives.
>    8)  Microsoft Street For Windows crashes on circles.  Tech support says
>        Chicago has them, denies copying Apple/Cupertino's round covers.
>    7)  Construction company had to sign non-competition agreement barring
>        street developers from any contact with Euclid.
>    6)  DR-DOS found compatible with round ones.
>    5)  They make $49 dollars on each upgrade:  manhole 1.0:  original
>        Manhole 1.1:  turned 90 degrees!  Manhole 1.2: Turned 180 degrees.
>        Manhole 2.0 New Technology:  flipped upside down.
>    4)  Perfect game piece for acting out Human Minesweeper tournaments.
>    3)  Ziff-Davis publishing pushing Square Manhole World.
>    2)  To prepare for Windows Everywhere: Windows For Manhole Covers.
>    1)  Every circle reminds The Bill of "O"-S-2.

> : Later,
> : Heath


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