Microsoft bans the April Fool's fish and Cat Videos

Against the trend of the computer technology industry over the past decade, Microsoft has officially decided to ban April Fools jokes this year. In a memo, Microsoft Marketing Director Chris Capossela told employees that this year they were officially badisting him.

"I appreciate that people have dedicated time and resources to these activities, but I think we have more to lose than to gain by trying to amuse ourselves," said Capossela.

A source, who refused to give his name, told PYMNTS that a separate e-mail indicated, in an effort to improve efficiency, that the company was asking employees to stop making fun of the day. overnight and immediately stop giving up fun video sharing on cats.

"It's so weird," said the anonymous source. "Cat videos are like one thing. Plus, what did cats do to Microsoft to distinguish themselves in this way?

Employee reaction to the announcement was mixed. George J. Etson, recently appointed head of R & D, said his team had been working for two years on the April 2019 fish project. Team members are heartbroken by see their hard work lost.

"Do you have any idea how difficult it is to build a smart car running MS-DOS?" He asked.

This story was written as part of PYMNTS 'April Annual Conference. Fools' Day, in the spirit of pleasure. Any resemblance to real information is pure coincidence. We hope you enjoyed it.