The Big Apple: “Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?"/"Because they can only use OneNote!”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from June 06, 2017

“Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?"/"Because they can only use OneNote!”

Microsoft OneNote is a digital note-taking app. A riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on June 6, 2017:

Q: Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?
A: Because they can only use OneNote!

Wikipedia: Microsfot OneNote
Microsoft OneNote is a computer program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users’ notes (handwritten or typed), drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network. OneNote is available as a part of Microsoft Office and Windows 10. It is also available as a free standalone application for Windows, macOS, Windows RT, Windows Phone, iOS and Android.[5] A web-based version of OneNote is provided as part of OneDrive or Office Online; this version enables users to edit notes via a web browser.

Reddit—Jokes
Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?
submitted June 6, 2017 by mdsmestad
Because they can only use OneNote!

Twitter
Living Sarcasm‏
@SarcasmLiving
Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?
Because they can only use OneNote!
9:13 AM - 6 Jun 2017

Twitter
Funny Bot‏
@lAmFunnyBot
Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?: Because they can only use OneNote!
7:02 PM - 6 Jun 2017

Twitter
Jan Schill‏
@schill_jan
Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?
Because they can only use OneNote!
-from Reddit-
12:13 AM - 7 Jun 2017

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