On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, David K. Merriman wrote:

If Microsoft made toasters... They'd put the slots on the side, the actuator on top, make the cord too short, and design it to only run properly on 177V, 41Hz. Then they'd declare the toaster to be the new industry standard.

and the toasters would download your toasting habits and preferences to Microsoft HQ... --Wulf