[plug] SOSO: the Borg greases its Palms

[Ryan]

On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 15:24, Leon Brooks wrote:
> Looking forward to the day when you need a fully-licenced 
> Palladium-enabled machine in order to be able to read a map, buy a 
> drink or unlock the door to the small room (woe betide you should your 
> licence expire while you're *in* that small room).
> 
> Evidently, this kind of thing's been going on for at least 3,000 years, 
> 'coz, "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? 
> then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil." has been 
> around for about that long. And isn't that just a perfect description 
> of Microsoft's position?

And on the front page of the MapBlast site:

"Vicinity Corporation, including the MapBlast! Website, is now part of
Microsoft Corporation. You will find the functionality that you are used
to in MapBlast here on the updated MSN Maps & Directions page,
including:"

*cough*

Ryan