Giving a pro-Microsoft platform to Microsoft partners (or pro-Microsoft lobbyists) makes IDG without journalistic integrity, just like those who quote Microsoft’s lobbyist Florian in articles about Microsoft and its rivals (calling him “blogger”). The latter are more innocent because some of them are genuinely unaware of Microsoft’s payments to Florian, which he only disclosed under pressure.

Journalism these days is rigged. It’s more like perception management under the banner of “reporting”.

April 11, 2012
Is Microsoft unfairly criticized while Apple, Facebook, and Google get away unscathed? Judge the evidence

http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/microsoft-in-the-media-unfair-and-unbalanced-190570

Since the early 1990s, I’ve been disgusted with how pop-media rags, such as infoworld put a crazy pro-msft spin on their so-called “news.”

Now Microsoft is playing the victim? I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.

I first read about the story on slashdot. Many posters there (maybe most posters) strongly agree with the article.

Seems to me that Infoworld might have mentioned this:

J. Peter Bruzzese
Peter is a Microsoft MVP, Triple-MCSE, MCT, and MCITP: Enterprise Messaging author and speaker.

http://www.devconnections.com/conf/speakers.aspx?s=164