[Info-vax] One wonders why people bet their companies on Microsoft based products...

[William Webb]

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:35 PM, VAXman- <@sendspamhere.org> wrote:
> In article <0051fffa$0$1998$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
>>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>
>>> Is there something I don't know about red?
>>
>>
>>Red is also a marketing campaign (I think ot was started by Bono of U2)
>>where companies make a spacial "Red" version of a product where some of
>>the proceeds of the sale go towards funding AIDS research/support.
>
> Is that bad?  On all the items I mentioned, there were color options.
> I simply chose red.  I'm especially fond of it on my luggage items as
> it stands out from the typical "drab" of other peoples items.  Makes
> it quite easy to spot if somebody's running off with it in an airport.
>
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The "red stapler" comment is a reference to a red stapler in the movie
"Office Space".

Milton Waddams: Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler...

This became so iconic that Swingline made a special red model.  I
believe I have one...

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