Microsoft Corporation: disseminating lies.

Summary: Microsoft uses a baseless slur against Google in an attempt to discourage people from using Google

THE PATHETIC nature of Microsoft these days almost borders the comical. Several good folks in our IRC channels mentioned the latest slur from Microsoft, claiming that the monopolist had decided to become a major hypocrite for a day.

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has already written a good rebuttal, but that main point we would like to add is that since the days of iE7, all surfers on Microsoft Windows are being spied on by Microsoft (pages that they visit logged remotely by Microsoft). With that in mind read the following:

Yesterday, Microsoft accused Google of bypassing an Internet Explorer’s privacy policy. Today, Google declared that Microsoft’s claim were FUD and the Windows giant knows darn well that “Microsoft policy is widely non-operational.”

Of course. Microsoft too is non-operational because executives are fleeing too quickly for replacements to be appointed. Over time we turn more of our attention to other companies and stay focused on the core issues. Next up: more on patents. ⬆