A second rate dictionary for a 10th rate company. The oxford Dictionary is light years ahead of Websters. Any dictionary that legitimizes ridiculous words like "irregardless" does not deserve the title. Regards Mel
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:30 AM Subject: (clug-talk) Microsoft granted rights to English > Microsoft granted rights to English > > BELLEVUE, WA, June 03, 2003 -- Semi-Unabridged Webster Corp., publishers of the > Semi-Unabridged Webster Dictionary of 1923, today announced it has granted a > license of English language intellectual property rights to Microsoft > Corporation. The licensing deal makes Microsoft the first company to ensure its > products and services will be in copyright compliance with the use of English. > > "We are very grateful for Microsoft's acknowledgement of our intellectual > property rights and for their support in our efforts to make English available > to all for a reasonable licensing fee," said Preston Gates Ellis, CEO and > General Counsel for the recently-formed Semi-Unabridged Webster (SUW). Ellis > acknowledged that Microsoft received a particularly favorable licensing due to > its "small investment" in his company, but declined to provide detailed > numbers........ > > http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2003/5/29/10855/4924 >
