The residents of Silicon Valley are more confused than
usual after a billboard campaign by the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society of America used this line in an ad
slogan.

           "MS: It's not a software company."

Exploiting the fame of a certain company to draw attention
to an altogether worthier cause. Requests to comment on the
campaign have been met by a surly silence by Microsoft which
doesn' t relish the association of ideas, but is painfully
aware that it can' t afford to appear insensitive over such
an issue.

Seasoned IT professionals will have no trouble telling the
two MS's apart:

One is a debilitating and surprisingly widespread affliction
that renders the sufferer barely able to perform the simplest
task.

The other is a disease.