Windows 98 bugs continue to plague end users. Microsoft launches a splashy Office 2000 ad campaign. A barrage of TV and print ads praise the office suite's clever and innovative new features, such as, um, customized toolbars and more clip art. Bill Gates agrees to quickly settle with the Justice Department. The case drags on for months.
Lawyers everywhere rejoice.
Computer magazine reviews trash the Linux user interface. Disgruntled Linux zealots storm the offices of PC World and PC Magazine but find only empty cubicles. Hand-written invitations to Bill Gates' summer slumber party confirm the nerds' worst fears. Comdex changes locations. Alien-hosted parties feature free DNA experiments and body cavity probes.