● 11.05.08

●● Praise Microsoft, Receive Bribe

Posted in Microsoft, Vista 7, Windows at 3:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

So, this is why Vista 7 [sic] is covered positively…

A few days ago we showed how Microsoft had essentially kicked out journalists that it does not like. A couple of days later we also came to realise that those who were ‘obedient’ received a 2,000-dollar gift. it’s a bribe by several people’s definition.

Needless to say, not everyone is happy and this new letter tells the rest.

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Dear Microsoft: I’m writing in regard to your recent FREE LAPTOP COMPUTER giveaway program for members of the industry media/analyst community. It is my understanding that authors and pundits who are “friends” of Microsoft -– i.e. those who praise Windows Vista and generally write positive stories about your products and strategies –- were eligible to receive their FREE LAPTOP COMPUTER during the super-secret, invite-only workshop that you held on the Sunday just prior to your Professional Developers Conference.

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This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Microsoft's control of the media. █

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