I don't think I've ever laughed at a Borowitz Report headline. In all fairness to him, the New Yorker (otherwise my favorite magazine) is kind of a stupid place for things like this. Part of what makes The Onion so funny is how ruthless they are at playing as a straight news source. The New Yorker doesn't have any pretense as a straight news source, so there's just no surprise. So you know it's a joke before you get to the punchline. I don't know, or maybe he's just not funny.

Borowitz is just not funny.

I can't tell if this is actual news or an Onion-like parody.

It is a joke. The Borowitz Report features current events satire pieces, such as Kim Jong-Un moving his Transformers collection to the border[1]

[1] http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04...

It's not serious. See tags: humor.

If you are wondering if this is real news or not, just look at previous posts:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/

The "Keyword: HUMOR" at the end of the article should be a hint as well.

Well to be fair, there are many "real" news stories (not even limited to tech) that are quite "humorous"

This piece is satire, for anyone who was confused.

Face-saving lie?

This is not good news for DoD [1].

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/04/u-s-department-of-defense-s...

Is this a joke?

yes