I think Microsoft is the wrong corporation ... over-the-hill, green-tentacled octopus from Redmond. 
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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A seriously injured anti-government protester cries after an explosion blew off his lower left leg during clashes with Thai police in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailsnd, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. The exact source of the explosion was not immediately known.
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Los Angeles Angels Mark Teixeira (R) and Vladimir Guerrero celebrate after scoring on a single by teammate Torii Hunter against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning. in Game 4 of the their MLB American League Division Series baseball playoff at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, October 6, 2008.
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A South Korean woman walks past a sign of a foreign exchange bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said.
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LONDON - JULY 10: (UK TABLOID Singer and charity co-founder Alicia Keys arrives at the Black Ball UK in aid of 'Keep A Child Alive' HIV/AIDS charity at St John's, Smith Square on July 10, 2008 in London, England.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actress Alicia Keys from the film "The Secret Life Of Bees", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Actresses Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys and Queen Latifah attend the "The Secret Life Of Bees" premiere after party during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ultra Supper Club on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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Egyptian women wearing the niqab, the Islamic full face veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes, chat at the River Nile bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2007. An Egyptian supreme court ended Saturday June 9, a five year legal battle ruling that the American University in Cairo "AUC" cannot ban women from wearing face veil while on campus. The decision by the Supreme Administrative court will force other universities in Egypt to relinquish its ban on face veils on campus.
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Quotes about Microsoft Corporation
I think Microsoft is the wrong corporation ... over-the-hill, green-tentacled octopus from Redmond.
was said
in PC Pro
I applaud the decision to reject the offer because I see Microsoft as an over-the-hill corporation destroying green octopus from Redmond.
was said
in BBC World
We are pleased to have reached this milestone in our evolution from a start-up company to a publicly traded corporation. FutureIT is a leader in the exciting and rapidly growing Microsoft SQL Server market, which boasts many millions of servers and users.
was said
in PR Newswire
Quotes from articles mentioning Microsoft Corporation
I don't see any slowdown in our technology investment or R&D investment or manufacturing investment going forward ... When you've got 10, 15 billion dollars in your bank account, short-term credit is not a significant issue.
was said
in China Post
The drama is in New York, not here ... It's business as usual at Google.
said Eric Schmidt
in Malaysia Sun
