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| Thread ID: 77684 | 2007-03-18 17:17:00 | It's Official: Microsoft Bribes Companies To Use Live Search | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 534086 | 2007-03-18 17:17:00 | With a tiny 6.76% of the search market, compared with Google’s 60%+ search share dominance, Microsoft has decided it’s time to leverage their massive base of global Windows users with juicy wads of cash to switch search providers! (www.itwire.com.au) | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 534087 | 2007-03-18 19:52:00 | I like the last sentence in that article: "Good luck Microsoft, you're going to need it." Bet there will be some great IT Dept parties: "The deal means ...a US $25,000 “enrollment credit” which is a nice big wad of cash that will likely need a large-ish, strong and sturdy brown paper bag to hold securely while being passed under the table. ...For companies that have thousands of computers, this could translate into anywhere from US $100,000 to $200,000 per year," |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 534088 | 2007-03-18 21:18:00 | What a great idea. The free market in action :eek: | dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 534089 | 2007-03-18 21:26:00 | Now youse guys see why I call it M$ ? | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 534090 | 2007-03-18 21:55:00 | It must give the Vista early adopters a warm fuzzy glow to realise how they are helping give large corporates a wad of *=*=*=* (edit "bribery") incentives to use an otherwise unpalatable product. Is it so strange that while other companies / products advance on merit, the M$ flop foundry needs to purchase customers? People obviously must have the right to free choice, but equally obviously a line must be drawn at choices that don't have the Bill and Steve (BS) stamp of a approval. Naturally, the "marks" who have paid for Vista do not own the copy they are using. Do the corporate benefactors get to spend the money received, or do the rights in that money still reside with MicroSoft? |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 534091 | 2007-03-19 01:59:00 | Joe, how would the DOJ view this, is it in breach of anticompetitive legislation and in particular the rules that MS supposedly abide by following the DOJ prosecutions (especially in light of IE 7 being tied in)? Apart from that, this move makes me feel uncomfortable. Where to next? Here's an idea; A great new product from Microsoft we know you can't do without Windows Protection. Trust us, we deliver (www.savethemales.ca). Perhaps they'll find it a bit harder to put the boot in, rather than their usual expertise, the reboot. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 534092 | 2007-03-19 04:44:00 | Joe, how would the DOJ view this, is it in breach of anticompetitive legislation and in particular the rules that MS supposedly abide by following the DOJ prosecutions (especially in light of IE 7 being tied in)? Apart from that, this move makes me feel uncomfortable . Where to next? Here's an idea; A great new product from Microsoft we know you can't do without Windows Protection . Trust us, we deliver ( . savethemales . ca/Goons1 . jpg" target="_blank">www . savethemales . ca) . Perhaps they'll find it a bit harder to put the boot in, rather than their usual expertise, the reboot . Well . . the old Al Capon techniques always works . . . . but cement boots are passé these days . The DOJ may not be the right venue for this . . there are other federal agencies who can take this to a smaller court and feel out the waters first and see if there's any precedent for a grand slam court case . It IS possible that this case might run on the fringes of a) "wire fraud" or b) "racketeering", but we'll have to wait and see . I think, however, that this will play out in State courts first . . . just to keep it on the low flame for a while . It sure as blazes is anti-competitive and there are ways that the states have to handle this before it goes federal . Sounds like a little "1950's payola" racketeering going on . . . "play dese records, ya see, and youse will get a new Cadillac and youse won't have to worry about ya wife being accidentally raped or youse kids getting hoited on the playground, . . . . . unnerstand?" Hopefully, this doesn't drive the bribe money underground into brown envelopes like the big politicians get now . :xmouth: Mr . Bill is the third-largest country in the world, capitol-wise that is . . and swings a mighty club . I think the FCC has started to call his bluff . . . watch this space! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 534093 | 2007-03-19 05:53:00 | Well..the old Al Capon techniques always works....but cement boots are passé these days. The DOJ may not be the right venue for this..there are other federal agencies who can take this to a smaller court and feel out the waters first and see if there's any precedent for a grand slam court case. It IS possible that this case might run on the fringes of a) "wire fraud" or b) "racketeering", but we'll have to wait and see. I think, however, that this will play out in State courts first...just to keep it on the low flame for a while. It sure as blazes is anti-competitive and there are ways that the states have to handle this before it goes federal. Sounds like a little "1950's payola" racketeering going on..."play dese records, ya see, and youse will get a new Cadillac and youse won't have to worry about ya wife being accidentally raped or youse kids getting hoited on the playground, .....unnerstand?" Hopefully, this doesn't drive the bribe money underground into brown envelopes like the big politicians get now. :xmouth: Mr. Bill is the third-largest country in the world, capitol-wise that is..and swings a mighty club. I think the FCC has started to call his bluff...watch this space! I thought MS's precedent had already been set by DOJ vs Microsoft and the limits and good behaviour watch that were placed on MS? |
Murray P (44) | ||
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