http://slashdot.org/~SockDisclosure/journal/214377

Note: writer of this comment adds absolutely nothing but stalking and personal attacks against readers, as documented here.

I really think the GeekPI coverage is going to put the rest of those ‘tech’ blogs to shame.

Shame indeed, but M$, not Roy, is the author of it. M$ created this situation by either playing favorites or not making their intentions clear. Just how much influence M$ has over journalists will become clear when Windows 7 is finally delivered. Many journalists publically regretted their praise of Vista, which was a complete failure despite the performance of their loaners. Windows 7 looks like more of the same, but who knows. Perhaps your tweaked out “loaner” is going to be just like what everyone else will see and your glowing reviews will be justified. The overwhelming odds are on Windows 7 being a embarrassment to everyone involved.

I specifically was commenting on your choice of title “BRIBED BY MICROSOFT” when you have no proof whatsoever of that, at least three of the journalists you’ve slurred have given you the courtesy of an explanation and it seems all you can do is make pithy comments about what you think people should go about correcting their “mistakes”, instead of just owning up and apologizing for what is clearly libel based on an incorrect premise.

Again, BRIBED BY MICROSOFT. Your words. If you consider that “trolling” then I suggest you limit the ability to post to those people who think exactly like you. That always makes things easier, I guess.

For someone who has spent the past few years (at least that I can tell) bemoaning alleged libel, nymshifting, sockpuppetry and insults, you sure seem unimpressed by what happens in your own blog.

And I would appreciate a clarification about the “sunk quite low” part, if you don’t mind.

Note: comment arrived from a witch hunter that does not even use GNU/Linux.

I think Schestowiz is going to have to do some serious damage control and all-around apologizing very soon.

I think “Gentoo User” is going to have to do stop serious site-trolling and all-around stalking very soon. Are you not tired yet? You’ve sunk quite low, have you not?

Yardena, the stories told after an incident are not always the original stories. Many people are keeping these laptops. If you return yours, you’ll be doing the right thing.

Note: comment arrived from a witch hunter that does not even use GNU/Linux.

I’m sorry that my 12 years at PC World (during which I have written and/or edited numerous stories about various releases of Windows) have gone unnoticed by you, but a Google search does turn up a number of my articles. I was not conjured up out of thin air to provide free advertising for Microsoft.

As for the loaner notebooks Microsoft provided to myself and other reviewers, I’m at a loss as to why anyone would think they are different from any number of products PC World receives on loan (and returns) for review–or are you suggesting that we’re on the take for everything we cover and don’t purchase ourselves?

For the rest, please see my colleague Harry McCracken’s comments on a similar post devoted to him: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/09/harry-mccracken-bribed-by-ms/.

Yardena Arar
Senior Editor, PC World