Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Microsoft
This morning we wrote about Free/libre software not being a business. That makes it harder for Microsoft to buy it or crush it, to paraphrase what Prof. Moglen said a very long time ago. "The very idea of /selling/ software is so 1980s," says an associate today, in turn citing "Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal" (Neowin).
There's more on this accumulated in this page, citing the original from Mike Kaganski's blog.
"This article actually addresses the unnecessarily complex proprietary file formats and their role in vendor lock-in," our associate notes. "Mentioning a universal file format (ODF) is getting to Microsoft and its boosters."
"Microsoft using its services to control and censor (Mike was really dumb to rely on Microsoft Hotmail.)"
"(He also lies. Microsoft was *never* competent in IT.)"
In the future I'll be able to tell how, when dealing with SLAPPs from Microsofters, their Microsoft services failed me and sometimes even blocked my contacts. The company sabotages communication for politicians' benefit and commercial reasons [1,2]. We'll do a very long series about it some time in the future. █
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[Old] Microsoft defends its right to read your email
Although the move could be perceived as a breach of trust, Microsoft says it's allowed to make such unilateral decisions. It pointed to its terms of service: When you use Microsoft communication products -- Outlook, Hotmail, Windows Live -- you agree to "this type of review ... in the most exceptional circumstances," Frank wrote.
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[Old] Microsoft tightens privacy policy after admitting to reading journalist's emails
The new rules prevent the company from snooping on customers’ communications without first convincing two legal teams, independent of the internal investigation, that they have evidence sufficient to obtain a court order were one applicable.
The company did not apologise for the search.