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[Michael Winslow Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

I went looking to check for a feature in the OSX version of MS Office,  
and the front page of that part of of the site is advertising the  
following contest:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/officex/ 
officex_main.asp?embfpath=contests&embfname=default.asp&contonly=1

"The judges have chosen ten semifinalists, and now it's up to you to  
cast your vote for Ms. M.o.X.i.e. (Microsoft Office v. X Integrated  
Experience)! Ten entrepreneurial women from coast to coast have made it  
to the final stage and earned the chance to win $10,000 and a new iMac  
loaded with Microsoft Office v. X. All semifinalists will receive a  
copy of Microsoft Office v. X."

At first glance it looks like a beauty contest, but the rules say you  
are supposed to vote for "someone who is determined, agile, business  
savvy, and uses Microsoft Office for Mac."

Sexist? Stupid? Wierd? Huh? I haven't made up my mind as to accurate  
combination of those attributes but it wasn't what I expected.

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