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• stevetheFLY

  2008-12-06 18:24:11

  Yes, Obama certainly is an evil M$-henchman, too; bought and sold like a Zune... And don't forget about that islamic terror connection there... They are conspiring with M$ to bring down the West and want to rule the world together with us as there subdued data-slaves.
  
  ...
  
  Roy, insinuations that M$ has bribed the president-elect, Mr Obama, isn't going to help your cause... ;)
  
  Note: comment has been flagged for arriving from an incarnation of a known (eet), pseudonymous, forever-nymshifting, abusive Internet troll that posts from open proxies and relays around the world.

• G. Michaels

  2008-12-06 19:48:38

  How funny, not two months ago you were going on about how Microsoft should be associated with John McCain, obviously trying to ride the wave of animosity directed at the republican party before the elections.
  
  Maybe we should start calling you Mr. Waffles instead of BoycottBoy :)
  
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• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-06 20:28:50

  @eet:
  
  There was no insinuation of bribe.
  
  @G. Michaels:
  
  The US is a one-party nation. Obama is the lesser evil among the two.

• G. Michaels

  2008-12-06 20:38:07

  There was no insinuation of bribe.

  
  
  There are already some widely-spread rumours about Obama receiving a Microsoft Zune, which Microsoft bloggers now use to promote the gadget.
  
  Sounds like those journalists that were "bribed" because they received laptops with Windows 7 for review. Of course bribing the (next) most powerful man in the world with a music player sounds rather dumb, much like throwing away decades of journalistic integrity and recognition for a $2,000 computer.
  
  One of your fanboys/collaborator/friends (sorry, readers) was commenting the yesterday about how Microsoft kills people, and I've seen stranger things come out of your keyboard, so the implication of your implication is well-deserved, regardless of whether it's true or not.
  
  If you don't like it when people turn the tables and use the same tactics and arguments on you, maybe you should rethink the way you say and do things. There are ways to say things, and there are ways to say things.
  
  Friendly, free/open advice :)
  
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• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-06 20:58:11

  Bishop:
  
  Theory: Obama's Zune was giveaway http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Theory_Obama_didnt_actually_buy__Zune35592079.html
  
  It turns out to be BS from bloggers:
  
  http://www.macworld.com/article/137347/obama_ipod.html
  
  'According to the Wall Street Journal, an Obama spokesperson put the rumor to rest, saying “Not true, the President-elect uses an iPod.” It's good to see the incoming administration is on top of the important issues of our day. I feel better about the future already.'

• jo Shields

  2008-12-06 21:08:44

  It turns out to be BS from bloggers

  
  
  Bloggers are a great source of BS

• pcolon

  2008-12-06 21:51:30

  It's a double edge sword, cutting both ways, but a great forum for discussion.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-06 22:07:37

  Bloggers are a great source of BS

  
  
  So why are you here?

• jo Shields

  2008-12-06 22:14:13

  So why are you here?

  
  
  To keep an eye on what you're making up, before it comes into direct contact with me (via people who BELIEVE your BS land in forums etc regurgitating it)
  
  And keep an eye on direct libel against me.
  
  And in the hope that someone might see you for what you are, and move on to greener pastures.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-06 22:26:59

  And in the hope that someone might see you for what you are, and move on to greener pastures.

  
  
  Actually, more people read this site every month (we're well past 100,000 hits per day now). I guess they don't feel the need to "move on to greener pastures."
  
  It's a shame that hecklers like yourselves are the vocal minority that bothers to leave comments that are merely protests, which make them look petty.

• Sydney Sider

  2008-12-06 23:32:18

  I know a lot of people who read this site, like me they read it mostly for it's amusement value.

• jo Shields

  2008-12-07 02:00:41

  I know a lot of people who read this site, like me they read it mostly for it’s amusement value.

  
  
  Well it IS pretty funny.
  
  Like the latest from Jack Thompson, really

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-07 02:03:58

  Very funny, Jo.
  
  /me glad you 'enjoy' it.

• jo Shields

  2008-12-07 02:09:26

  Oh, I do. BN gives me real laugh out loud moments. Often I exclaim "what on EARTH is he smoking?", but not until after the laughing.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-07 02:24:59

  Some bits are intended to entertain, but I doubt it's that which amuses you.

• Needs Sunlight

  2008-12-07 14:01:17

  Two explanations:
  
  1) someone found or stepped in some Zune at an Obama rally and decided to claim it was Obama's
  
  2) some bloggers were making some Zune up to smear (pun intended) Obama's high tech image
  
  Now that some time has passed we can see that it is the latter.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-12-07 14:04:12

  Either way, damage was done. The meeting with a convicted monopolist like Gates does not help either, and it's not fictitious.

• Needs Sunlight

  2008-12-07 14:09:28

  On the topic of the story, it's rather a lot of cheek for someone like Gates to pretend to give economic advice to anyone, let alone the incoming administration. Fewer individuals or groups have caused more economic damage that he has.
  
  Maybe for economic stimulus he could use Windows Update to automatically deploy ubuntu. Gettting rid of Windows will get rid of billions of dollars per year in malware damage. That's money that makes or breaks small businesses and families.