New year, still no "new Microsoft"

Summary: Microsoft is destroying any past attempts to portray itself as a reformed company or 'recovering criminal'; nothing is really changing and everyone has noticed

LAST year we saw Microsoft convicted for very serious crimes [1, 2] and as soon as this year started we saw not one but several major scandals associated with Microsoft force-feeding people, e.g. "Bing!"

We're going to assume our readers already heard about at least one among several such scandals (at least three separate such scandals were reported).

"The company is transparently corrupt, openly dishonest, and as criminal as ever."We've included several examples of this in our Daily Links and we also discuss this routinely in IRC.

We, for once, appreciate Microsoft's transparency. The company is transparently corrupt, openly dishonest, and as criminal as ever. We can only joke about the likes of the Linux Foundation and OSI treating the company as a trustworthy party.

It's not.

Please carry on, Microsoft.

"In the next few days we expect to have an update, as per promises from Seattle's police, about the arrest for pedophilia at the home of Bill Gates."Do what you do. Make it easier for us. Your worst enemy is your own actions. You cannot help breaking the law and once there's public backlash you drop these plans or undo these actions (after the damage has already been done).

In the next few days we expect to have an update, as per promises from Seattle's police, about the arrest for pedophilia at the home of Bill Gates. We have not forgotten about it and we'll keep chasing. ⬆