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Sometimes Innovation Runs the Other Way
Posted on June 13, 2008 by innovationgonewrong
Hello IGWers,
I recently reported on the Obama as Osama misspelling. Good news for the Obama camp. I checked Hotmail today and the misspelling comes up as mamba or Alabama.
I guess Microsoft doesn’t want to decide unless he is president.
Keep going Obama.
Hondo
Posted on June 13, 2008 by innovationgonewrong
Hello IGWers,
We enter the world of politics for this innovation gone wrong. The product is Microsoft’s Hotmail. The program replaces Obama’s last name with Osama. Replacing a presidential candidate’s last name with America’s number 1 terrorist target is a big deal. The issue is further compounded as some pundits and opposition candidates are mispronouncing it [...]