>REDMOND, Wash. - Oct. 21, 1997 -- In direct response to accusations >made by the Department of Justice, the Microsoft Corp. announced today >that it will be acquiring the federal government of the United States >of America for an undisclosed sum. With MS at the helm of the country, it would add a whole new meaning to the expression "Microsoft Money". Guess it would have a picture of Bill Gates on the dollar bill, and Larry Ellison (he's the head of Sun, right?) on the quarter (the two-bit coin).