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Re: [News] Microsoft Trains Best Buy Employees for Anti-GNU/Linux

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____/ Homer on Sunday 06 Sep 2009 21:57 : \____

> This isn't the first time Microsoft and Best Buy have colluded in
> racketeering:
> 
> [quote]
> Best Buy, Microsoft Accused Of Racketeering
> By Meg Marco, 1:59 PM on Wed May 9 2007, 3,457 views
> 
> When you think RICO you think Al Capone, or maybe Tony Soprano if you
> watch too much HBO. You don't really think of Best Buy and Microsoft, do
> you? James Odom does. He's the original plaintiff in a now 4 year old
> class action lawsuit that just won't go away for Best Buy and Microsoft,
> one that now includes racketeering charges.
> 
> Are they warranted? Maybe. If what Odom says is true, some seriously
> shady business was going down between MSN and Best Buyâspecifically,
> Odom accuses the store of taking money from Microsoft to sign customers
> up for accounts with MSN using their credit or debit card numbers
> without their consent.
> [/quote]
> 
> http://consumerist.com/258999/

Wow. I totally forgot about this one.

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