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HEADLINES ON March 27, 2014
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- Headline: Microsoft Launches Office for iPad. Impact: Microsoft finally offering Office for iPad was like a late-night infomercial—by the time it arrived, everyone had already moved on to other productivity apps. The ripple effect? Office employees now have more choices than a buffet line, but still manage to complain about their options.. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'better late than never' was actually coined the day Microsoft announced Office for iPad? Just kidding, but it really should have been!.
- Headline: Life Is an Audition. Impact: Michelle Williams' Broadway debut as a second-rate performer inadvertently led to a global increase in aspiring actors believing they could achieve stardom without any talent. Consequently, the world witnessed a surge of reality TV shows featuring people with questionable skills trying to 'make it' on stage.. Fact: Did you know that Michelle Williams was once considered for a role in a musical about a cat? But in a shocking twist, she decided to stick with a human character instead!.