By Tracy Burrows, ITWeb contributor.
Johannesburg, 13 May 2003
Microsoft has apologised for an internal hoax claiming that the company was developing an Internet-enabled toilet. The hoax reached the media from the company`s MSN Internet division in the UK, and was widely covered by the media.
The 30 April news release said Microsoft was developing a portable toilet with a wireless keyboard and an extending height-adjustable plasma screen in front of the seat. The iLoo was to debut at festivals this summer in Britain.
Microsoft spokesperson Bridgitt Arnold told AP: "This iLoo release came out of the UK office and was not a Microsoft sanctioned communication and we apologise for any confusion or offence it may have caused."
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