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Date: 4 Oct 1997 18:29:43 GMT
From: dbowie@mail%.sas.upenn.edu (David Bowie)
Subject: [alt.toys.hi-tech] Re: WARNING!!!!! Tomagotchi and Airports !!!!!

Subject: Re: WARNING!!!!! Tomagotchi and Airports !!!!!
From: Michael Voight <mvoight@hotmail.com>
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.

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