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Microsoft Rumored To Buy Second Life

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-a-first-life dept.

Jamie noticed a rumor making the rounds: Microsoft buying Second Life. Nobody is confirming or denying anything, much less announcing anything sounding like a price. Or a reason why this makes any sense to anyone.

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  1. Obviously by deep9x · · Score: 5, Funny

    They need it to compete with the runaway critical and commercial success of Playstation Home.

  2. Wait a minute... by aquila.solo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't that imply they had a first?

  3. Re:Why the hell was this posted? by cosm · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and this is news?

    for nerds dammit. NERDS. Respect our authoritah.

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  4. reason for the acquisition by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Or a reason why this makes any sense to anyone.

    • They have decided that the scripting language is far superior to Jav... er, C# and .NET. In fact, it's superior to anything Windows was written in.
    • Or, ... they got confused when they saw all of that embracing and extending going on in the virtual space of Second Life.
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  5. Re:microsoft bob chat by Nadaka · · Score: 4, Funny

    Except that clippy will be replaced with a swarm of flying didoes.

  6. But by hoytak · · Score: 4, Funny

    everyone knows that Microsoft doesn't like its current life and wants a new one. Unfortunately, second life only allows actual people to play, so for Microsoft to be able to play as a corporation, they would have to buy it first and change the rules. Isn't that obvious?

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