Comments on: Microsoft MVPs Nymshifting, Pretending to be Other Gender, Accepting Bribes, and Libeling GNU/Linux Users http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89923 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:15:03 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89923 Yes, Joe Barr did wonderful work.

http://techrights.org/2008/07/14/microsoft-os2-dirty-tactics/
http://techrights.org/2008/07/30/joe-barr-obituary/

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89919 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:09:21 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89919 In fact, it reminds me of MS’s OS/2 astroturfing as covered by Joe Barr. If it was not an excuse back then, why it would be an excuse now?

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89918 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:05:21 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89918 Agreed, it is not always an excuse, particularly if they try to deny they are an MS employee. At least later Wong remembered to mention the association with MS at the beginning of the posts on BN.

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89896 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:26:22 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89896 It’s spinning on the payroll. The name does not serve as an excuse.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89893 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:51:12 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89893 Yea, I ignore Andre Da Costa. Jonathan Wong, well, he at least did reveal himself as an MS employee on BN later, and always posted using their real name there, which is not astroturfing.

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89879 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:16:55 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89879 Microsoft uses projection with the “Google is evil” pitch.

]]> By: your_friend http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89877 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:18:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89877 Do not try to explain Microsoft’s crimes, simply document and condem them. There can be many reasons for Microsoft’s actions and rank hypocrisy but only the guilty parties know for sure. Pointing out the facts is more useful than second guessing, which will always be ridiculed as incorrect. Roy has done a good job of documenting the damage done to people who dare challenge Microsoft propaganda but more is always better.

]]> By: dyfet http://techrights.org/2010/04/23/andre-da-costa-as-female-name/comment-page-1/#comment-89871 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:49:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=30529#comment-89871 It’s called projection. Since they engage in that behavior, they believe and expect others do also. It’s also a way to rationalize their own mis-behaviors to themselves.

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