____/ [H]omer on Sunday 16 March 2008 18:36 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Microsoft Pays $200 for Mentioning Its Tools
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | If you're a professor and you mention Microsoft programming tools
>> | in a scholarly presentation -- in fact, even if you just use the
>> | tools -- Microsoft will send you a check for $200.
>> `----
>
> WTF!!!
>
> Microsoft is corrupting academic *lectures* now too!!!
>
> "This Maths lesson is brought to you by Microsoft, the people who
> redefined 4000 as 3999.99999999999999999"
>
> Jesus wept.
>
I know the EU is cracking down on such behaviour (grassroots). I wonder if it
could/should start looking into those universities which are /CONFIRMED/ to
still be doing this.
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