Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 15:43:58 -0500 From: dannyman <dannyman@dannyland.org> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, "Rene 'Freeze' de Vries" <rene@tcja.nl>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: makes you wonder... Message-ID: <19980418154358.47165@arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu> In-Reply-To: <199804181916.VAA14407@yedi.iaf.nl>; from Wilko Bulte on Sat, Apr 18, 1998 at 09:16:20PM %2B0200 References: <199804181916.VAA14407@yedi.iaf.nl>
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On Sat, Apr 18, 1998 at 09:16:20PM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > Found this on the Usenet. True? > Stung by the public relations fallout from antitrust investigations of > its business practices, Microsoft Corp. has secretly been planning a > massive media campaign designed to influence state investigators by > creating the appearance of a groundswell of public support for the company. > > The elaborate plan, outlined in confidential documents obtained by The > Times, hinges on a number of unusual-and some say unethical-tactics, > including the planting of articles, letters to the editor and opinion > pieces to be commissioned by Microsoft's top media handlers but > presented by local firms as spontaneous testimonials. Maybe we and Linux could sue them for stealing our ideas? :) -- // dannyman yori aiokomete || Our Honored Symbol deserves \\/ http://www.dannyland.org/~dannyman/ || an Honorable Retirement (UIUC) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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