Microsoft clears out of Lebanon for now

Microsoft is taking extra precautions during the current Mideast conflict.

The company has imposed security measures at its Israel offices, has told employees to cancel or postpone travel to Israel or Lebanon, and has cleared its offices in Beirut until the situation changes.

"We wish for a swift and peaceful conclusion to this difficult situation, and for the safety of all concerned," said a spokesman for Microsoft.

Intel has not closed its several facilities in Israel but has put in contingency plans. Employees in Haifa have also been moved to a "hardened facility" in the building. They can also work from home.

The Technion, Israel's premier technical college, has been closed. The order to close came in the middle of exams on Sunday.

meanwhile Vista might be delayed leaving Lebanon

A spokesperson for Microsoft claimed that there will be no problem
hitting the Vista ship date so long as the blockade on Lebanon
does not block the toilet flushing to Redmond Washington.

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MS drops ball, Windows 98 left stranded

Hundreds of computers with windows 98 were stranded in Lebanon earlier this week when Microsoft dropped support and is no longer providing any updates to the aged operating system. "We used to be in the loop, but now nothing!" states one Windows 98 computer. A microsoft spokesman stated, "if conditions become severe enough to warrent a security patch, we will consider it." ISP security personel have been warned to be on the lookout for terrorists operating systems attempting to flee as desguised windows 98. "I'm sure it has already happened as we don't have the Genuine Microsoft Windows tool to check for counterfit certificates" said one ISP security guard. "We've considered denying them access to the internet websites by requiring a version of Inernet Explorer that they can't support. That should keep them in Lebanon where they can't get online." The president failed to comment as he is still on vacation.