AOL: ironic that Microsoft would choose a bug as its logo
The Microsoft MSN butterfly is ubiquitous these days, even in Instant Messages sent by AOL staffers except that their version has a red circle around it with slash thru it according to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required):
Andrew Weinstein, an America Online spokesman, said staffers who have used the "no butterfly" icons are showing solidarity with the city of New York, which protested the blizzard of butterfly decals that MSN pasted around town during its launch. He added, "Some of our employees also found it a little ironic that the world's largest software company would choose a bug as its logo."
MSN took the whole thing as a compliment. "We are flattered to be recognized," says Bob Visse, director of marketing for MSN. "It's not often that the No. 2 is recognized so heartily by the No. 1."