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January 05, 2006

The Only "Urge" Microsoft Inspires...

Is vomitorial in nature:

Bill Gates aims to take over your living room and late Wednesday he unveiled a new music service and new software to do it.

Using an appearance with Justin Timberlake, the Microsoft chairman debuted a new music service, Urge, to directly compete with the iTunes music store and interface. Urge launches with over 2 million tracks for purchase or as part of an all-you-can eat subscription, an option the iTunes music store doesn't have. The offering will include exclusive material from MTV, though it will not be compatible with iPods, which are currently the most popular MP3 player.

I mean, what an unappealing name. This is what happens when corporate duffi try to get hip.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at January 5, 2006 03:02 PM

Comments

...corporate duffi try to get hip.

Justin TIMBERLAKE? Failed miserably on that one, too.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 5, 2006 03:23 PM

Microsoft stock up. Apple stock down.

Posted by: Cullen at January 5, 2006 03:39 PM

First of all, it's spelled "doofi", and second of all, what do you have against the Reverend Justin Timberlake?

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 5, 2006 03:41 PM

Ah, you are correct. It's 'doofus', not 'duffis'; I must have been thinking of Homer's beer.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 5, 2006 03:50 PM

Yes, duffis would be the Lithuanian masculine, not Latin. Although the plural is still"i".

Posted by: John at January 5, 2006 04:44 PM

You always think of Homer's beer. In fact...

D'oh! A beer! I need a beer!
Re - the guy who gives me beer...
Mi - the guy who wants the beer,
Fa - where I'd go to get the beer.
So - what's wrong with drinking beer?
La - la la la la la la...
Ti - I'd rather have a beer...

Posted by: Nightfly at January 5, 2006 04:53 PM

Never underestimate microsloth's ability to dominate with non-existent or inferior products.

Posted by: Mike Rentner at January 5, 2006 05:05 PM

I think I'll hang onto my iPod for now, thanks. I use Microsoft, but that doesn't mean I'm in love with it.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at January 5, 2006 05:42 PM

But the question remains, what do you have against the Right Reverend Justin Timberlake? Don't you think he adds some seriously-needed seriousness to Mr. Gates?

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 5, 2006 05:42 PM

419eater is awesome.....

Posted by: Crusader at January 6, 2006 08:18 AM