Path: alphapro.demon.co.uk!news.demon.co.uk!dispose.news.demon.net!demon!newsfeed.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!main.Germany.EU.net!main.de.uu.net!news-koe1.dfn.de!RRZ.Uni-Koeln.DE!news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de!rhein!phoenix.rhein.de!not-for-mail From: dbowie@mail%.sas.upenn.edu (David Bowie) Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet Subject: [alt.toys.hi-tech] Re: WARNING!!!!! Tomagotchi and Airports !!!!! Followup-To: alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Date: 4 Oct 1997 18:29:43 GMT Organization: best of usenet humor Approved: ahbou-mod@acpub.duke.edu Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: petium.rhein.de X-Disclaimer: The "Approved" header verifies header information for article transmission and does not imply approval of content. See .sig below. X-Submissions-To: ahbou-sub@acpub.duke.edu X-Posting-Moderator: Peter Simons X-FAQ-Is-At: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/best-of-usenet-humor X-For-FAQ-Mailto: ahboufaq@eey.org Lines: 23 Xref: alphapro.demon.co.uk alt.humor.best-of-usenet:88 Subject: Re: WARNING!!!!! Tomagotchi and Airports !!!!! From: Michael Voight Newsgroups: alt.toys.hi-tech, alt.folklore.urban, alt.toys.virtual-pets, alt.religion.kibology, alt.toys.misc, rec.travel.air And speaking of Tomagotchi: Microsoft (MSFT) has announced a 54 million dollar lawsuit against Tomagotchi maker, Bandai. Microsoft is claiming that the Tomagotchi (the Japanese electronic pet that's all the rage with the kids) is an infringment of its intellectual property. Microsoft spokesperson, Erik Loregard stated "Software that needs constant, even hourly attention, or else it dies? Sounds like Windows to me. This is clearly an infringment on our technology". The Bandai company spokesman refused to comment on the suit. -- Moderators accept or reject articles based solely on the criteria posted in the Frequently Asked Questions. Article content is the responsibility of the submitter. Submit articles to ahbou-sub@acpub.duke.edu. To write to the moderators, send mail to ahbou-mod@acpub.duke.edu.