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Updated Update : i-loo story is something like "there is no spoon"
Microsoft: i-Loo No Hoax Afterall, But Project Dead
AP: 7:16 a.m. EDT May 14, 2003
SEATTLE -- First Microsoft said it was for real. Then it said it was a hoax. Now it says it was for real, but is no longer on the drawing board.
It was called the "i-Loo." The story was, the United Kingdom division of Microsoft had been developing the i-Loo, described as an Internet-enabled toilet.
On Monday, representatives for the software giant told news agencies that a news release trumpeting the i-Loo was a hoax and apologized for "any confusion or offense."
But on Tuesday, the company reversed itself, saying the i-Loo was real but now has been killed.
It's a public relations embarrassment for a company famous for micromanaging news releases, interviews and promotional events.
The i-Loo was described as a portable toilet equipped with a wireless keyboard and a height-adjustable plasma screen with high-speed Internet access.
Several news organizations, including The Associated Press, carried reports of the project.
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credulity goes down an i-loo...again
(There is no Microsoft)
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