Dinotrac.com: The InNOTvators

Feb 21, 2001, 00:04 (28 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Dean Pannell)

[ Thanks to Dean Pannell (a.k.a dinotrac) for this link. ]

"Vincent David's lonely quest to protect an innovative world from the clutches of free software."

"The scene: A table for two at Dale's Dry Donut Deli, No Dunking Allowed, somewhere in lower left middle Montana, early, early morning. Across the table sits Vincent David, former Manager of Wildly Implausible Conspiracy Theories at Microsoft's Redmond HQ."

"It all started with a phone call and a familiar voice, "Hey Pizza Boy! How'd you like a real scoop?" It was Toadie, right hand grunt to the Software Billionaire. I hadn't heard from him since sneaking into the Fortress of Platitudes disguised as a Pizza guy so I could get the lowdown on the Corel deal."

Warning: Satire Ahead. Proceed With Caution.

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