Senators toss around Rolling Stones sjmercury.com
Old timers will recall someone tossing this subject around here previously.
Hatch's suggestion: Microsoft should adopt another Rolling Stones song for Windows 98, ''Under My Thumb.''
Good one, Orrin.
Republican Sen. Slade Gorton, whose home state of Washington includes Microsoft's headquarters, didn't let it end there. He fired back later in the day from the Senate floor, arguing that Microsoft's theme song might as well be ''Satisfaction,'' and he accused Hatch of listening too much to ''Sympathy for the Devil.''
But, but, but. . . I hate to repeat myself (haha), but business is war, war is hell, and Bill Gates clearly is a man of wealth and taste. The logic seems clear. Note to aggrieve Microsofties: It's a joke.
'Microsoft has been satisfying their customers for 20 years, and that's what they want to continue to do,'' Gorton said. ''To the senator from Utah and everyone at the Justice Department who wants to stand between Microsoft and its customers, all I can say is: You can't always get what you want.''
But sometimes you get what you need. That one cuts both ways, anyway. Bill's the guy that always seems to be getting his way. Finally, the sjmercury has a humorous aside on Mr. Salvage Rider's rockology:
What interests us is senators who don't have a clue about rock 'n roll trying to defend Microsoft. Frequent Microsoft critic Sen. Orrin Hatch said that instead of "Start Me Up," Windows 95 theme song, Windows 98 should use "Under My Thumb." Washington Sen. Slade Gorton responded that Microsoft's theme song might be "Satisfaction." Um, Senator? The full song title is "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." (from mercurycenter.com )
Which seems appropriate considering the integrity and uniformity of the Windows experience. Of course, Win98 is supposed to be better- Sucks Less! New Features!
Cheers, Dan.
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