http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/opinion/0,1042,1576,00.html The Netly News (http://netlynews.com/) November 13, 1997 Microsoft World 1.0 by Declan McCullagh (declan@well.com)
If you're Bill Gates, the last place on earth you want to be today is 2500 Calvert St., Washington, D.C. That's the address of the "Appraising Microsoft" conference, where politicos and high tech leaders from around the country are teaming up to take a big swing at the richest man in America.
GIVE ME A 'B'! "BS!" GIVE ME AN 'I'! "AYE!" GIVE ME AN 'L'! "HELL!" GIVE ME AN 'L'! "HELL!" WHAT'S THAT SPELL! "GATES!" WHAT'S THAT SPELL! "MICROSOFT!" WHAT'S THAT SPELL! "NEW WINDOWS ORDERS!" "Well, come on all you big strong persons, Uncle Bill is really hurtin', Getting lynched in old DC, $weet Capital of Liberty, So put down Windows and roll in the muck, We're gonna yell 'MicroSoft Sucks!'" "And it's one, two three, what are we whining for? Don't ask me, I don't give a shit, Next stop is JavaScript. And it's five, six, seven, open up on Billy Gates, Ain't got time to learn command-line, Whoppee, we're going to point-and-click!" DC is a natural site for the WebWorld 1.0 conference, since it is obvious from the political rhetoric coming from that direction that DC is where the _good_ drugs are. What was the name of the conference, again? "Razing Micro$oft?" CountryJoeAndTheMongers