Microsoft Rumored To Buy Second Life

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

[deep9x]

They need it to compete with the runaway critical and commercial success of Playstation Home.

Wait a minute...

[aquila.solo]

Wouldn't that imply they had a first?

Re:Why the hell was this posted?

[cosm]

...and this is news?

for nerds dammit. NERDS. Respect our authoritah.

reason for the acquisition

[Speare]

... Or a reason why this makes any sense to anyone.

• They have decided that the scripting language is far superior to Jav... er, C# and .NET. In fact, it's superior to anything Windows was written in.
• Or, ... they got confused when they saw all of that embracing and extending going on in the virtual space of Second Life.

Because...

[Caerdwyn]

...because Bill Gates wants to make his Linden dollar purchases for "Gorean" equipment deductible?

...because Silverlight will be EXL-compatible?

...because Microsoft is replacing C# with LSL?

...because it's a talent grab in the customer service department?

...because IE10 will be based upon the Second Life Viewer?

...because Phillip Rosedale has a screenshot of Steve Ballmer's avatar in a slinky red dress that he will release if Microsoft doesn't pony up the cash?

Can anyone spare L$20?

[Eternal Vigilance]

Maybe they're only buying it inside Second Life.

See what happens!

[negatonium]

See this is what happens when you tell some guys with billions of dollars to "go get a life"..... I know it sounds like a crazy scheme but then they laughed at Microsoft Bob too... Uh, wait....

Re:Microsoft virtual sex

[Anonymous Coward]

So Teabagging in Halo doesn't count anymore?

Re:microsoft bob chat

[Nadaka]

Except that clippy will be replaced with a swarm of flying didoes.

Re:Because...

[PaganRitual]

... 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

[SuperKendall]

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

[hoytak]

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?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

[mwbeatty]

...a swarm of flying didoes.

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

[Barny]

Or what's a stationary one for that matter.

Or do they burrow?

SL Pranks

[phorm]

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

[davester666]

Yup. In the 'new' second life, Microsoft Windows Tablet Edition is successful. And there is no anti-trust law.

Re:microsoft bob chat

[ldephil]

Guess they didn't catch them all yet.

Second Life Doesn't Really Exist

[stewbacca]

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.