

| Microsoft
Corporation announced its intent to purchase, copyright, and upgrade God Himself |
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Microsoft Corporation today announced its
intent to purchase, copyright, and upgrade God Himself. The new product would be named,
predictably enough, Microsoft God," and would be available to consumers sometime in
late 1998. Too many people feel separated from God in today's world," said Dave
McCavaugh, director of Microsoft's new Religions division.
"Microsoft God will make our Lord more
accessible, and will add an easy, intuitive user interface to Him, making Him not only
easier to find, but easier to communicate with."
The new Microsoft Religions line will be expanded to
include a multitude of add-on products to Microsoft God, including:
Microsoft Crusades: This conversion product will
bring all worshipper accounts and prayer files over from previous versions of God, or from
competing products like Buddha or Allah..
Microsoft God for the World Wide Web: This product
ties Microsoft God with Microsoft Internet Information Server, making our Lord accessible
from the World Wide Web using a standard Web browser interface. It introduces several new
Web technologies, including Dynamic Salvation and Active Prayer Pages (APP). Donations for
the poor can be donated via a Secure Alms Server..
Microsoft Prayers: Using a Windows-based WYSIWYG
interface, this product will allow worshippers to construct effective prayers in a minimum
of time. A Secure Prayer Channel technology allows guaranteed delivery of the prayer to
Microsoft God servers, and Prayer Wizards enable users to construct new types of prayers
with a minimum learning curve..
Microsoft Savior: This product will allow
worshippers to transfer their sins to its internal Vice Database. After a preset interval,
the product will erase itself from the user's system and establish a clear line of secure
communications to the user's Microsoft God server..
Additionally, Microsoft is expected to announce a
line of complimentary products for the new Religions line, which will enhance the
functionality of the Microsoft God server product by providing a customized user
interface. These interfaces will be based on popular religious sects, allowing worshippers
to interact with the new God product in much the same way as the previous version. This
line is expected to include Microsoft Christianity, Microsoft Catholicism, Microsoft
Judaism (incompatible with Microsoft Savior), etc..
Competitor Netscape Communications denies rumors
that it is planning to release a competing product, Netscape Satanism, that would attempt
to render Microsoft God installations inoperable. |