Typo Sparks Bidding War As Microsoft Persues $44.6 Billion Takeover Of Yazoo
“It’s a clerical error,” says Bill Gates
by CLIFF JONES
Microsoft bosses were said to be furious after a typographical error lead to a dot com share frenzy on the tech stock market after the Seattle software giant announced it was making a bid for eighties synth-pop duo Yazoo.
The band, whose hits include Don’t Go and Only You, were said to be “delighted”. Alison Moyet and Vince Clark are no strangers to overnight success, but the latest announcement could make them extremely rich as co-founders and sole proprietors of the band.
“It’s really just a two-person line-up,” said keyboardist Vince Clarke, who has just announced a reunion tour scheduled for June.
Microsoft would not confirm how the typo came about, but sources close to the company said its own spellchecker was to blame.
However the mistake happened, the City was engulfed in rumours of rival bids for eighties pop bands, with lawyers at Google frantically putting together a rescue package for ELO Time Warner.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Hahah! That’s brilliant. It also sheds a bit of light on what my local rag was talking about when it said Microsoft was about to pay $44.6bn for a kazoo.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:01 am
But isn’t that Adam and the Ants there? Oh how I loved him.
February 8th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Genius. Top shelf comedy.
And it gives me an opportuning to wheel out the following 80s Microsoft related lyrics that you might have misssed:
“I ain’t MSNing you at all, since you been gone…AFK” - John Waite
Sorry, all.
February 8th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
What did you say the new job was? News Editor?
Brilliant
Except for the Adam Ant slipup. You Should have used Men Without Hats.
February 8th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Ed - Not really a slip-up. I just wanted a general picture of some eighties.
Thanks everyone - have a good weekend.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
“Some eighties”. Nice again. What would be the collective noun?
Katy - MMMMMmmmmm. Adam Ant. I could fry him up with butter and squeeze him between a couple of baps. Delicious.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Wenders, “pieces of eighties”?
February 8th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Is Adam Ant fried and squeezed between two baps considered halthy eating?
You know, I think I really need a break, because I’m seeing sexuall innuendo in everything Wendy posts.
February 8th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
No, Ed. It’s not you, it’s definitely me. I noticed it myself today. Penises on it’s a life, shagging fat birds on a lard off my mind, and now a pair of baps for Mr Ant to nestle between. It’s ME who needs a break. I’m writing something wholesome as we speak.
Although it was YOU who said the balloons thing.
Pieces of eighties - PERFECT. Pirate Adam. I guess if we’re talking about those nice boys who sang I Ran and Wishing it would be a flock of eighties.
Anyway, I’m going to go and play hostess on my own blog now, thank you. Sorry Cliff.
February 8th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Play hostess all you want, Wendy. I’m just waiting for you to bust out the fine pieces.
February 9th, 2008 at 12:03 am
:)
February 9th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I kinda wanna see that myself.
February 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
i sent this to a friend because i thought it was hilarious. he obviously just skimmed it and in a show of actually engaging with me said “Weren’t Yazoo like some kind of Eighties pop band or something?”
… *sigh*