WHAT'S NEWS?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz

1. According to memo, a Microsoft exec urged the company to retaliate against Intel for supporting another operating system. He proposed that Microsoft:

   a. Withhold technical details from Intel.

   b. “Work underground” to promote Intel's competitors.

   c. Sublimate its rage while devising a fiendish plan to conquer the world — you know, the way Bill Gates “retaliated” against bullies in high school.

2. More than a week before its opening, copies of “Star Wars: Episode II” were distributed over the Web. The piracy proves:

   a. Public interest in getting bootleg movies over the Net is growing.

   b. It's getting harder to keep copyright-protected content off the Web.

   c. America can't wait to resume its love affair with Jar Jar Binks.

3. Good Technology announced a new wireless data device that will compete with the popular BlackBerry device from Research in Motion. RIM Founder and President Mike Lazardis said:

   a. Good Technology is “not a threat.”

   b. Good's launch was “overblown.”

   c. “We'll crush Good Technology just like we crushed our last competitor, Piss-Poor Technology.”

4. Japanese toy manufacturer Takara introduced Bowlingual, a wireless voice recognition device purporting to translate dog barking into human speech. Common canine expressions include:

   a. “I've had enough.”

   b. “I'm a little bored — let's play.”

   c. “I'm thirsty — where's the toilet?”

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.