Microsoft, Google Sued; Microsoft Funds Legal Action Against Google
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2009-04-26 07:57:24 UTC
- Modified: 2009-04-26 07:57:24 UTC
Summary: Microsoft's "if you can't beat them, sue them" [or daemonise them] approach
Here's
a funny one:
A Utah man is suing Microsoft, Google and Bill Gates for $30,000,000 alleging that his email accounts were blocked by the companies.
Speaking of lawsuits, guess who is still
working on having Google sued? Yes, it's Microsoft. There are some
recent examples of hostility that are very blatant (maybe
this one too). Wired Magazine
wrote about Microsoft's role in the book settlement and now we find
this:
One such objection is coming from a group based at NYU law school, an effort partly funded by Microsoft. There have accordingly been some questions about the “independence” of this initiative.
Microsoft's Google envy is spinning out of control and it now relies on
a feeble Yahoo! to
join the attack on Google.
U.S. software company Microsoft (MSFT.O) still sees value in a potential partnership with Yahoo (YHOO.O) even though it is no longer wants to buy it, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Friday.
They are
still talking, but is Yahoo
making a mistake?
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"Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
Comments
David Gerard
2009-04-26 10:49:57
Roy Schestowitz
2009-04-26 11:18:52
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2009-04-26 19:11:46
Most of the blame can be thrown on M$ generated spam. It has been shown numerous times that Windows is responsible for most of the world's spam. Technical measures taken to thwart botnets have not included fixing the root cause, the utter lack of security on Windows or booting infected machines off networks. Instead ISPs have been forced to take steps favorable to M$, such as port blocks, that have made the problem worse.
M$ has also demonstrated considerable malice. Truthout's, news letter was blocked for political reasons. Given the company's wide ranging smear campaigns and other anti-competitive behavior, we should not be surprised to find "technical" glitches at various ISPs that blocked email to specific individuals on M$'s shit list. I know of people this has happened to.
A terrific class action suit is waiting to happen over these things. As Richard Stallman said about 9/11, "What I am worried about is massive surveillance of all aspects of life: of our phone calls, of our email, and of our physical movements.". We now know that equipment to do just that was deployed. It's purpose is to harass political opposition and eliminate economic competition. A real dollar amount can be assigned to this oppression and those responsible should pay. If we do not punish those who profited from tyranny, we will never gain back our privacy and freedom.
Roy Schestowitz
2009-04-26 19:25:23
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2009-04-26 20:54:10
Roy Schestowitz
2009-04-26 20:58:23
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