In article <8708661.pBT1OCVCpF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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> Microsoft gets hip with da yoof to flog email
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> | What could be more insincere than a bunch of marketing types concocting a
> | fake blog to pimp their company's services by hitching them to worthy causes?
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> | This could - getting a bunch of marketing people who specialize in nothing
> | but pimping other people's products and services to do it for you. And then
> | targeting kids and teens.
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> | Microsoft has hired McCann Worldgroup to create a campaign driving uptake of
> | its IM and email by affiliating with ten charitable organizations.
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/04/fake_microsoft_blog/
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> Watch the comments:
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/04/fake_microsoft_blog/comments/#c_261596
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> Why does Microsoft insist on being the industry's trash? It's a marketing
> company, not a software company. It even admits just buying software, not
> developing it.
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> Microsoft always hires shills by proxy. It's less detectable that way. Their
> fake Vista reviews were only the start. They are investing hundreds of
> millions in more Big Lies at the moment.
You're so correct Roy. It's not as if those evil shills didn't have a
disclaimer at the bottom of the page such as:
"Disclaimer:
If you=3Fre reading this, your BS detector is chirping like a smoke
detector with a dicey 9-volt. As you=3Fve probably guessed, this blog is
fictional, but the causes, and the i=3Fm Initiative most certainly are
not. The purpose of this blog is to raise awareness of the i=3Fm
Initiative and the worthy causes it helps. If we rubbed you the wrong
way in the process that wasn=3Ft our intention, so =3Fsorry, our bad.=3F The
alternate was something called an =3Fe-mail blast.=3F But, believe us that=3Fs
not nearly as exciting as it sounds. A herd of well-compensated legal
professionals in Redmond, Washington, says we also need to tell you
something:
The Parker Whittle character depicted herein is fictitious and his
activities are described for illustrative purposes only.
Mobile charges disclaimer: Senders and recipients of messages may be
charged a fee by their mobile provider. Please check your mobile service
plan for details.
Hosted by: McCann Worldgroup for Microsoft Corporation"
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"There are 10 kinds of people in the world:
those that understand binary and those that don't." - Unknown
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