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Microsoft Caught Rigging ZD Net Poll

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-funny-stuff dept.

Dj writes "Microsoft have been found to be rigging a ZDNet poll". Apparently they didn't dig on the idea of .NET losing. Of course as anyone knows, never trust an online poll because this sort of stuff is obviosly happening all the time. I just wonder how many comments posted around the net are posted with the same goals in mind.

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  1. Re:Content of article by Araneas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No whore me at work no time to set post up properly site probably slashdotted by now. If it really offends you mod it down.

  2. Jeez [OT] by ImaLamer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This story is almost as bad as what I found today. It goes to show a company will do anything to sell, sell, sell.

    I was mirroring DeCSS sites, and I kept coming across the 2600 character Emmanuel Goldstein's name. I know it's a handle, but I knew that one of the characters in hackers is named Emmanuel Goldstein [cereal killer right?].

    So I decided to look it up. And the first link in google, was of course the movie's website. I thought they could set this straight.

    Now the funny thing... it didn't. The reason it matched "Emmanuel Goldstein +hackers +movie" is because they have quote from him on the front page! To make it worse a link to 2600 is there too!

    This is dirty... can't they sue themselves [please] for linking to a site that posted the famous 7 line implementation?

    Look for yourself... no joke.

    http://www.mgmua.com/hackers/

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  3. I never have mod points by wiredog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    when I need them.

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  4. This sucks: Top level stories should be moderated by Da+VinMan · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    This certainly isn't the worst story that has been posted by Taco et al, but it's still bad. The fact that it can stimulate a lot of discussion doesn't make it any more intelligent.

    So, I think top level stories should be subject to moderation. Then, everyone would have an (approximate) idea of which stories really are the best.

    Hey, it works for posts! (at least IMHO)

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  5. Re:Did Microsoft bother... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I certainly think that Catholocism is the target of many more jokes than Scientology. Is Scientology so much better, that it can't be made fun of? Is that what tolerance and open mindedness mean to you -- treating everything as sacred and above reproach?

    Sheesh. Some people have so little sense of humor. It's just another form of bigotry, just a PC one.
    Unless you were talking about Balmer, in which case you're right... It's not nice to make fun of people just because they act like insane monkeys from time to time.

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  6. Re:Did Microsoft bother... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I think you replied to the wrong comment. ;)

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  7. Sys Admins: What's hard about Windows admin? by OldSysadmin · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I have been asked to give a presentation to some Vice Presidents to help them understand specifically what admins don't like about Windows and why.

    I've been a system admin for many years on many operating systems. I got talked into working for Microsoft as a contractor even though I think their operating systems are poorly designed.

    I've given this a lot of thought over some years but would like to get additional input from other system admins who have been in the field for a long time (over 10 years) and have administered a variety of shared operating systems (e.g. both mainframes and fileservers).

    I have a brief window of time in which to present our case and I don't want to leave anything out. Help me get them to understand! Specific facts and examples!"