The Null Device

More on the McLympic brand-name fascism:

Anyway, the interesting thing with IBM is that it was simply impossible to restrict people to IBM kit. And so it went for the next best thing - all non-IBM brands have to have black tape put over the logo. Honestly. We only wish we were there to create havoc by rushing about with a Time machine (untaped!) under our arm. Or perhaps an HP laptop with its initials proudly shining out.

Am I the only one who thinks that there is something grotesquely wrong with these sorts of bans on non-sponsor clothing, soft drinks and non-sponsor logos? The most disturbing thing is how many people shrug it off as an inevitable and natural aspect of the way the world works. Then again, I also think that Internet Explorer-only web sites are wrong. Maybe I should work on growing my dreadlocks...

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