Download Squad moving to Planet of Internet

by Jay Hathaway Apr 1st 2008

Regular Download Squad readers will remember that we reported last month on a revolutionary browsing platform that will completely change the way you use the web. That's right: Planet of Internet! Our initial review was ~~almost~~ entirely negative, but after a wild party at the Download Squad offices last weekend, we have seen the light. You heard it here first, people: Planet of Internet is going to be the next big thing.

If you have any money at all, you should probably just give it to Planet of Internet right now. That's what we're doing! Weblogs Inc. and AOL have been good to us, but Planet offers things that no collective of popular, credible blogs could ever give us. Eat your heart out, Engadget: have you SEEN our new house in Peacetown?

We're confident that our faithful ~~minions~~ readers are going to love the new site as much as we will. Now you can find out about the latest and greatest software while exploring the glorious 16-bit hallways of our new digs! Well, metaphorically, anyway. Houses on Planet of Internet don't actually have interiors. Regardless, you're all invited for fruity tropical drinks at our new rooftop pool. We'll even put in a little 16-bit umbrella, just to show how much we care.

Tags: afd08, funny

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Diddle said 8:33AM on 4-01-2008

Is this a very sad April Fools joke?

Lisa Hoover said 8:36AM on 4-01-2008

Not if you've been reading DLS for a while. ;-)

Grant Robertson said 11:46AM on 4-01-2008

If you think this is funny, you should be privy to our *inside* jokes about Planet of Internet. This thing never gets old.

Rocketboy said 4:59PM on 4-01-2008

No, it's just not funny.

Diddle said 8:38AM on 4-01-2008

I think maybe the "AFD08" tag gives it away. :p

Franklin said 9:00AM on 4-01-2008

Hell, you guys could have simply re-posted the original news entry about Planet of Internet, and more people would have thought it was an April Fool's joke.

kingkool68 said 10:51AM on 4-01-2008

This would have been funnier -> http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/07/19/3d-mailbox-so-bad-its-bad/

Lisa Hoover said 1:10PM on 4-01-2008

It will be a cold day in hell before I ever revisit that. ;-)

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