Microsoft: Bribing With Both Hands

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-03-30 20:32:29 UTC
Modified: 2022-03-30 20:34:52 UTC

Redmonk

Redmonk Microsoft bribes

OSI

OSI Microsoft bribes

Summary: Bribery is the main modus operandi of Microsoft; don't fall for the lie/delusion of GitHub being a separate company

“Analysts sell out - that’s their business model… But they are very concerned that they never look like they are selling out, so that makes them very prickly to work with.”

--Microsoft, internal document [PDF]

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