Originally posted by SeaFox
Yeah. That's how I saw it, too.
The mainframe couldn't enter the Matrix itself to get Smith. So when Neo jacked into the Matrix through the Mainframe and not on the pirate signals of the Matrix the Mainframe had a conduit in that was more than all the other human wetware.
Neo let Smith assimilate him so the Mainframe would be able to get at him.
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Not to threadjack this forum for meaningless drivel, but the reason the Smiths exploded was not because of Neo, but the lack of Neo. Remember, the Oracle told Neo that Smith grew more powerful as the Matrix attempted to "balance the equation." If the reality of the Matrix can be seen as
Code:
(Neo) = X*(Smith)
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Regardless, the fact of the matter is that this parody doubtlessly sucks and that Microsoft, Gates and Balmer envision themselves as such shows just how out of touch they are...