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France Bans Use of 2.0

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stranger-things-have-happened dept.

illybilly writes "French President Nicholas Sarkozy was mad about what was called a 'version 2.0' website redesign for the presidential palace in Paris. So he pushed through legislation that bans the use of the term '2.0' in France."

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  1. The joke's too good. by Millennium · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I know it's April Fool's Day and all, but come on; you're talking about France banning a term that originated from another language. That's way too plausible. Net-pranks are supposed to be obvious fakes, man.