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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Bribes Inquirer Journalist

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Bribes Inquirer Journalist
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:36:36 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Living with Vista, one year on

,----[ Quote ]
| To be honest, MS did try to engage me after I wrote that, but the sad thing 
| is it was through bribery. I don't use that word lightly, but there is 
| nothing else I can call it. I think I explained my differences of opinion 
| quite clearly in that article, and the response I got from MS was as follows, 
| names removed to protect the sender.    
| 
| -----------------------------------------------
| 
| Hi Charlie,
| 
| I'm really sorry to hear of your bad impression of Windows Vista, I would be 
| very interested in having a chat with you to dispell some of your worries, 
| and to provide you with your first contact at Microsoft!  
| 
| I've got a copy of Windows Vista here for you as well if you want to have a 
| go with the real deal RTM build! 
| 
| (signature)
| 
| ----------------------------------------------------
| 
| Please note that in the original complaint, I never once asked for a copy of 
| the software, I had several versions here, and my complaints were about 
| activation, DRM and other problems. A copy with all those problems is still 
| as unacceptable as the ones I owned. In the following half dozen emails, my 
| concerns were not placated, if anything they were confirmed.    
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/30/vista-later


Related:

INQhack survives Vistability test in Volesville 

,----[ Quote ]
| The Vole (Microsoft) supposedly invited The INQ over for tea because
| we are notorious "Microsoft doubters" - and we were accompanied by
| other supposed Vole doubters such as the folk from lifehacker and
| a very nice man from Slashdot, as well as some Microsoft MvPs.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36312


Microsoft desperately wants my love -- and yours

,----[ Quote ]
| I spent December seventh, eighth, and ninth in Seattle as Microsoft's
| guest. Microsoft flew me there from Florida at its expense, put me up
| in a nice hotel, provided decent food, and comped me and four other
| invitees to this "special conference" with presentations about the
| marvels of Vista and other recent or upcoming Microsoft products. They
| didn't quite play the old Beatles song "Love Me Do" in the background,
| but it was the event's unstated theme.
`----

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/12/085222


Bribing Bloggers

,----[ Quote ]
| This is the most frustrating thing about the practice of giving
| bloggers free stuff: it pisses in the well, reducing the credibility
| of all blogs. I'm upset that people trust me less because of the
| behavior of other bloggers. Don't even get me started about PayPerPost.
|
| [...]
|
| Do not, under any circumstances, consider upgrading an XP system to
| Vista... even if it's fairly new and even if it's Vista Supremo
| Premium Ultra-Capable.
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http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/12/28.html


Microsoft's Laptop Giveaway Becoming PR Disaster?

,----[ Quote ]
| This thing is starting to feel like a PR disaster. Bloggers are
| starting to smell blood and this thing very well may begin to
| turn into yet another episode of bloggers gone wild.
`----

http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061228/23174_id.html?.v=1


Bribing Bloggers

,----[ Quote ]
| It's a bribe. Period. You say nice things about us, you get nice
| things from us. Heck, just say neutral things about us-we'll give
| you a killer new laptop and we know that you'll be inclined to say
| better things about us.
`----

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077596,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616

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