From the San Diego Union Tribune "The classically trained among us might have noted that a new TV ad for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 package uses the musical theme of the "Confutatis Maledictis" from Wolfgang Mozart's Requiem. " 'Where do you want to go today?' is the cheery line on the screen. Meanwhile, the chorus sings 'Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis' which means 'The damned and accursed are convicted to flames of hell.' Story from cnet.com: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1015-205-1491450.html?tag=st.ne.1015.dir.1015-205-1491450 Confutatis maledictis, Internetus Explorus By Skinny DuBaud June 23, 1997 In advertising, there's a long tradition of making products seem more elegant than they really are by playing classical music in the background. A bit of Vivaldi or Handel is all it usually takes to give a car or a tube of suntan lotion a touch of European sophistication. Now, Microsoft's image makers are following suit with a TV spot for Internet Explorer accompanied by the sweet sounds of the Confutatis Maledictis from Mozart's Requiem. Judging by a recent spate of ads, Microsoft is on a mission of sorts to show that it isn't nearly as soulless as everyone thinks it is. But, with its latest IE spot, the Redmondians may be sending a different message. As the TV screen flashes Microsoft's "Where do you want to go today?" slogan, Wolfgang's lyrics sound off "confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis"--a phrase my Latin-loving friends translate as "the damned and accused are convicted to flames of hell." Funny. I felt damned using the platform preview of Internet Explorer 4.0.