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Microsoft Lusts Nintendo, To Little Avail

Posted by simoniker on from the first-date-nerves dept.

Richard Finney writes "The online version of Forbes Magazine says that Bill Gates has expressed an interest in buying Nintendo from Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Yamauchi." Though this news seems to have been part of a theoretical 'what if' question, the story reports: "'If Hiroshi Yamauchi phones me up, i will pick up at once,' Gates told WirtschaftsWoche magazine on the sidelines of an analyst conference."

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  1. Behold! by rayamor · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Wintendo and the Super Microsoft Office Brothers.

  2. This is news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's some news. I am interested in buying Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony, and the company that makes generic marshmellows for Wal-Mart. Do I get a slashdot post now?

  3. So ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did Bill turn on his "What if" machine with his finglonger?

  4. Great by dmomo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe Clippy and Mario can team up!
    "It appears you like to [eat strange mushrooms and then break bricks with your head]. Would you like me to help you create a macro to [eat strange mushrooms and then break bricks with your head]?"

    1. Re:Great by tktk · · Score: 2, Funny
      That's redundant. Seeing Clippy is just like breaking bricks with your head.

      Eating strange mushrooms though...I could get behind that.

  5. It would be nice if... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Somebody - anybody - would buy Infinium labs and make them STFU. Should be a drop in the bucket to any profitable corporation, and it'll be an invaluable service to humanity.

  6. Re:Giving Sony Competition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you "recently" bought a GameCube and have already gone through ALL of Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Zelda and Tales of Symphonia, you have too much time on your hands.

    Get a job.