Re: Only slightly OT - Microsoft and the New Pope

ROFL!

Thanks Steve.

Pete.

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> VATICAN CITY - In a joint press conference in St. Peter's Square this
> morning, Microsoft Corp. and the Vatican announced that the Redmond
> software giant will acquire the Roman Catholic Church in exchange for
> an unspecified number of shares of Microsoft common stock. If the deal
> goes through, it will be the first time a computer software company
> has acquired a major world religion.
>
> With the acquisition, the new Pope will become the senior vice
> president of the combined company's new Religious Software
> Division, while Microsoft senior vice presidents will be invested in
> the College of Cardinals, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
>
> "We expect a lot of growth in the religious market in the next five to
> 10 years," said Gates. "The combined resources of
> Microsoft and the Catholic Church will allow us to make religion
> easier and more fun for a broader range of people."
>
> Gates described Microsoft's long-term strategy to develop a scalable
> religious architecture that will support all religions
> through emulation. A single core religion will be offered with a
> choice of interfaces according to the religion desired - "One
> religion, a couple of different implementations," said Gates.  The
> Microsoft move could spark a wave of mergers and acquisitions,
> as other churches scramble to strengthen their positions in the
> increasingly competitive religious market.
>
> In a related announcement, Microsoft unveiled it's new Internet
> Explorer slogan, ""One World, One Web, One Program."
>
> Cheers,
>
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