THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE SEX-PILL COME-ONS ARE SO FORMAL THESE DAYS

“There aren’t any casual spammers now.”

America Online lawyer Randall Boe, on teaming up with archnemeses Yahoo and Microsoft to hunt down spammers, The New York Times, 11 March 2004

AND HERE I THOUGHT MICROSOFT WAS AGAINST FREE SOFTWARE

“We ask that you cease immediately the mailing of free software, and other types of gifts, to the Department of the Army personnel. Your offer of free software places our employees and soldiers in jeopardy of unknowingly committing a violation of the ethics rules and regulations to which they have taken an oath to uphold.”

Pentagon lawyer Matt Reres, instructing Microsoft to stop mailing free software to military personnel, News.com, 10 March 2004