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Old 05-29-2003, 06:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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the Tron-Microsoft parallel

ok, so I'm sure that someone else has noticed this before, but I have never seen it mentioned anywhere, so I thought I'd throw it out there. While watching a downloaded version of Tron the other day, I couldn't help noticing the following.


Tron: "evil" computer program called MCP (Master Control Program) that has a mind of its own, with needs and desires not necessarily in harmony with its user.

Microsoft: Windows

Tron: "evil" boss at huge corporation that created MCP

Microsoft: Bill Gates


I'm sure there is more, though that's all that springs to mind at the moment. Was Tron a glimpse at the future?
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Old 05-30-2003, 08:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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TRON was written and made in the early 80s if memory serves me. I'm not sure if anyone was worried about MS taking over the world at that time.

I'd venture to guess IBM was a better target or Big Business in general.
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Old 05-30-2003, 01:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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yes rubicon, I know. I was just suggesting the possibility of Tron being prophetic.
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Old 05-30-2003, 11:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Tron's a great movie anyway (I have watched it a few times recently). I know some hackers these days who tell me that the first time they heard the word "hacking" used this way was Tron in the early 1980's. Of course, I was too young for that.

I think it's rather silly to say that the movie was prophetic, to be honest. I mean, monopolistic companies have existed for quite a long time (think oil, steel, and railroads in the late 1800's and early 1900's).
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Old 05-31-2003, 01:39 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Don't forget that Microsoft actually issues a certification called the MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional).
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Old 05-31-2003, 03:51 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I always thought of Microsoft as more like Skynet.
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Old 06-02-2003, 05:38 AM   #7 (permalink)
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M$ *IS* similar to Skynet. Scary. And there are similarities between M$ and the Borg.

The name Cyberdyne systems has already been taken though (shame). Just checked, there are *lots* of companies calling themselves cyberdyne now. Idiots.
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Old 06-02-2003, 07:16 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I don't see many Tron/MS parallels, but I do see lots of TRON/Matrix similiarities...
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