a bit of humor: Microsoft Acquires Department of Justice

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> Microsoft Acquires Department of Justice
>
> MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Oct 14, 1994-- Microsoft Corp.(NASDAQ:MSFT) confirmed
> today that it is aquiring the Department of Justice as an addition to its
> impressive legal department. The agreement was signed today for an
> unspecified sum.  Bill Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation,
> said, "You never can own too many lawyers."
>
> The Department of Justice is expected later today to withdraw its earlier
> objections to a recent merger between Microsoft and Intuit, Inc.
> (INTU:NASDAQ). The Department no longer feels that sole control of the entire
> computer software industry strictly constitutes a monopoly.
>
> The Department of Justice is a small arm of the United States Government
> whose charter is (or was) to oversee big business. Their goals are (or were)
> to ensure that unfair business practices are not being employed and that no
> company achieves total domination over its competition.
>
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