[90859] in Cypherpunks
Put it where the SUN don't shine...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (TruthMonger)
Mon Nov 24 20:45:12 1997
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 17:47:49 -0600
From: TruthMonger <tm@dev.null>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
CC: gomez@BASISinc.com
Reply-To: TruthMonger <tm@dev.null>
The Microsoft spoofers, who work for Palladium Interactive
software, didn't let the feel-good fest rain on their parade. They
said their tiny Larkspur, Calif. company drew lots of interest in
their parody of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 98 operating
program, which goes by a name that can't be mentioned here
because of its sexual connotations.
The program includes games such as Billagotchi, an on-screen
"cyber pet" that people need to feed money and tend to his needs
or else he throws a tantrum.
For example, the parody includes an icon for "MS Exploiter" that
links to a Palladium Web site. And in a skit based on Star Trek,
cartoon characters from the Star Ship Explorer blow up the SS
Netscape.
"The party line is if you don't have a booth, you can't hand out
literature," said Rebecca Murphy, director of product marketing
for the firm.
"We're just trying to have some fun."
