Microsoft Rumored To Buy Second Life 223
Jamie noticed a rumor making the rounds: Microsoft buying Second Life. Nobody is confirming or denying anything, much less announcing anything sounding like a price. Or a reason why this makes any sense to anyone.
Obviously (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a minute... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why the hell was this posted? (Score:5, Funny)
for nerds dammit. NERDS. Respect our authoritah.
reason for the acquisition (Score:5, Funny)
Because... (Score:4, Funny)
...because Bill Gates wants to make his Linden dollar purchases for "Gorean" equipment deductible?
Can anyone spare L$20? (Score:4, Funny)
See what happens! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Microsoft virtual sex (Score:1, Funny)
Re:microsoft bob chat (Score:5, Funny)
Except that clippy will be replaced with a swarm of flying didoes.
Re:Because... (Score:3, Funny)
... because the mental image I always needed as of Steve Ballmer hot and sweaty in front of a crowd shouting "Penises! Penises! Penises! Penises! Penises!"
Bad secondary (Score:4, Funny)
they got confused when they saw all of that embracing and extending going on in the virtual space of Second Life.
That was cruel, when you said that the Furries first came to mind, and then shortly after than visuals of the embracing and extending you mentioned...
Thanks a lot.
But (Score:5, Funny)
everyone knows that Microsoft doesn't like its current life and wants a new one. Unfortunately, second life only allows actual people to play, so for Microsoft to be able to play as a corporation, they would have to buy it first and change the rules. Isn't that obvious?
Re:Why would MS do this? (Score:1, Funny)
what the heck is a furry ?
Well, they're basically angels of vengeance in Greek mythology. Came in after the gods, if I'm not mistaken, and by their collective title, they're mostly made of anger and...
Oh, wait, two Rs. My mistake.
Re:microsoft bob chat (Score:2, Funny)
Am I the only one that read that as "flying dildos"?
I assumed it was a typo. Esp. since I have no idea what flying didoes are.
Re:microsoft bob chat (Score:3, Funny)
Or what's a stationary one for that matter.
Or do they burrow?
SL Pranks (Score:3, Funny)
It's a reference to pranks like this on SL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv6tr3SvmIY [youtube.com]
or more particularly, this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RedLyae4b2s [youtube.com]
Re:But (Score:3, Funny)
Yup. In the 'new' second life, Microsoft Windows Tablet Edition is successful. And there is no anti-trust law.
Re:microsoft bob chat (Score:2, Funny)
Guess they didn't catch them all yet.
Second Life Doesn't Really Exist (Score:3, Funny)
I'm in the tech industry, I play video games, I have a PS3, four Macs and three PCs, I'm 40 and have teenaged children...I'm no recluse, yet I've NEVER seen Second Life except in an episode of The Office. I've also never seen The Sims. I'm beginning to think there's some sort of ratings conspiracy to hype up products that don't really exist.