Zune tattoo guy gets Microsoft's attention
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| The man so devoted to all things Zune that he got not one but two Zune
| tattoos looks to have finally drawn the attention of Microsoft itself,
| which has decided to fly its biggest fan out to Redmond and give him
| the star treatment.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/zune-tattoo-guy-gets-microsofts-attention/
This is very questionable because it means they can buy fans and lure people
into grassroots using awards. Vista laptops, anyone?
Related:
Microsoft desperately wants my love -- and yours
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| I spent December seventh, eighth, and ninth in Seattle as Microsoft's
| guest. Microsoft flew me there from Florida at its expense, put me up
| in a nice hotel, provided decent food, and comped me and four other
| invitees to this "special conference" with presentations about the
| marvels of Vista and other recent or upcoming Microsoft products. They
| didn't quite play the old Beatles song "Love Me Do" in the background,
| but it was the event's unstated theme.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/12/085222
INQhack survives Vistability test in Volesville
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| The Vole (Microsoft) supposedly invited The INQ over for tea because
| we are notorious "Microsoft doubters" - and we were accompanied by
| other supposed Vole doubters such as the folk from lifehacker and
| a very nice man from Slashdot, as well as some Microsoft MvPs.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36312
Bribing Bloggers
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| It's a bribe. Period. You say nice things about us, you get nice
| things from us. Heck, just say neutral things about us-we'll give
| you a killer new laptop and we know that you'll be inclined to say
| better things about us.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077596,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
Microsoft Traps and Hunts for Bloggers in India !!
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| Microsoft has announced the "Microsoft BlogStars" contest, to Hunts
| for Developer Bloggers in India. After feeling the power and increase of
| the Bloggers community in India, Microsoft tries to trap and hunt Bloggers
| in India to buildup the blogging community, for writing blog posts
| supporting towards Microsoft Technologies.
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http://i5bala.blogspot.com/2006/10/microsoft-traps-and-hunts-for-bloggers.html
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