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[News] [Rival] Facebook Chooses the Evil Side

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Facebook Chooses the Evil Side
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:56:54 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Microsoft "wins" in Google Facebook "battle"

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| Microsoft has got the ads and has to pay $240 million for the 
| Facebook "share".  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/24/facebook-plays-footsie-google

No surprise here. This was coming because the founders were close to the
monopoly abusers. There's a technical agreement as well.

Wait until the proprietary lockin stack is shoved onto Facebook. Silverlight
and all that anti-standards venom, within years. Maybe.


Related:

Report: Microsoft may buy Facebook stake

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| Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said 
| Microsoft is holding preliminary discussions that could culminate in a $300 
| million to $500 million investment in Facebook, a Palo Alto social-networking 
| site founded just 3 1/2 years ago.   
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070924/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_facebook


Facebook subpoenaed over user safety

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| A spokeswoman for Facebook, based in Palo Alto, California, said the company 
| was aware of the subpoena and is preparing a statement. 
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070924/wr_nm/facebook_subpoenas_dc


Microsoft sued by Beijing student for privacy infringement

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| Lu argued that Microsoft had violated his legal rights by providing a formal 
| contract which had to be accepted in order to proceed with the installation. 
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/13/content_6718045.htm

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