Fake Twitter Account Grabs Microsoft's Attention

Someone's having a bit of fun on Twitter this weekend, but Microsoft doesn't seem to be laughing that much. Earlier this weekend, a Twitter profile page was created someone who said he was Steven Sinofsky, the current development lead on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system.

The Twitter user states up front, "Oh, I'm not 'the' Steven Sinofsky by the way. He's got a little project to focus on for now." However, he has been spending the weekend answering questions from people as if he were the real Sinofsky. He's been claiming that that HP TouchPad owners will be getting a Windows 8 upgrade and also saying that Microsoft want's to license MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" as the official theme song for the Windows 8 launch.

Microsoft is not taking this Twitter impersonator lightly. In a post on the official Windows 8 Twitter account, it states clearly, " @StevenSinofsky please see guidelines on parody and impersonation. Your account is not following them them and has been reported."