April fools? Did Microsoft take over DMOZ?

Homer · Apr 1, 2002

http://www.dmoz.org/ - Say WHAT?

Is this April fools or for real??

Check screenshot I attached.

Sessionmedia · Apr 1, 2002

LOL

Ya I would not put it past MS to buy that site/company so they can have some more tax write-off's, and own even MORE of the internet.

Nelix · Apr 1, 2002

Thats Bill's twisted sense of humour for you

nodehost · Apr 6, 2002

Guess they could not call it the open directory anymore.

It would crash too much on the server platforms

Have to call it the closed directory!

Artashes · Apr 17, 2003

It was a joke after all... phew..

Anjay · Apr 17, 2003

hehe, yup it was an April fools joke!

... maybe it wasn't one by dmoz, but maybe Homer did it himself as a joke for us all?!

... well, it is feasibly.