__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 25 March 2007 07:53 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Microsoft temporarily closes video site
>>
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>>| Microsoft stood to be embarrassed by the existence of pirated
>>| work on Soapbox. There was a real possibility that the company
>>| could have found itself distributing video from News Corp. and
>>| NBC Universal, at the same time another one of its units was
>>| hosting material stolen from those same companies.
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>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6169851.html
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>> But of course they point the finger at Google. Hypocrites.
>>
>
> Didn't take long, did it? Microsoft visibly fail miserably again, this
> time in terms of protecting, err, copyrighted material on their video
> site (which seems to be called soapbox?).
Mic.... Arrrrr.... Osoft. Folks called them hypocrites when they first
pointed the finger at Google (alluding to Microsoft's history). Even Softies
joined the criticism. And now look! Who's talking...?
More recently, Microrosft's CEO called Google 'insane', referring to its
growth pace. Now check this out...
Should Ballmer be throwing headcount stones at Google?
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| Seems like the Ballmer pot is calling the Schmidt kettle black on this one.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=330
Context:
Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'
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| "Google is in the part of the cycle where they are milking," Ballmer
| said, acknowledging that's a fun stage. "That was the '90s for us...or
| I would say the '80s and '90s."
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http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-6167710.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Hypocrisy is indicative of poor (or inexistent) sense of ethics.
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