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Comment by sudioStudio64 | Hacker News Reader

Embrace, extend, and wait, whut?

Are you extending this phrase to Google or are you seriously accusing Microsoft for letting Google use their product?

It really surprises me out of all places HN has users who default to commenting based on a regex of keywords. Doesn't matter the context, does the article have (Windows|Microsoft) let me throw in a comment about embrace, extend, and extinguish and nothing more that adds value to the discussion. It is sad to find out that even Reddit has grown past it.

I was joking dude. It was a joke because people always put that in any post about Microsoft. So, it was sarcasm.

But way to be a tool about it.

Then put a sarcasm tag on it or write it such a way that it is obvious it is a joke. The fact you received a few downvotes for it implies that there were others who took it more as a snark than a joke. Keep in mind, this is HN, people come here for serious discussions (although subjectable), so it is hard to get away with a joke, especially a one that adds little or none to the discussion.

Is it that day of the week again?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9851769

IT WAS A JOKE. Damn.

I thought it was funny, ya know, because it's about Microsoft, but its really about Google...it was a joke.

EDIT: And I'm sticking by it. That was funny.

Holy shit. I was fucking joking. Wow.

I really can't believe that it didn't come across as a joke either. You guys can't possibly have thought that I was trying to write embrace, extend, and extinguish and then realized all of a sudden that it didn't fit in this case?

You guys need to lighten up.

EDIT: Yep. It was funny and you guys need to come off your fucking high horses or you're just as bad as the "Embrace,exten,blah blah blah" kid.

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