Ending Harassment from Microsoft and the BSA?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday May 7, 2002 @02:55AM from the talk-to-the-hand dept.

Big_Joe asks: "Lately Microsoft has put a satellite office in the Grand Rapids, MI area. Because of this I, an end user working for a large contractual company, have been getting harassment mail from Microsoft and the BSA. The information they are using to contact me is information from Chicago's Comdex 3 years ago. Since then I have switch my career direction from Windows to Linux. I would like to get my name removed from any association with Microsoft products. The only systems I use with any Microsoft software installed are owned and maintained by my employer. An earlier story here said not to reply because it is more of a headache. So how do I get them to quit bugging me? Is there any legal action I can take for harassment? How do I tell them that I am no longer a customer and that they have no further right to pester me?" Hmmm... smells like more spam. How should one handle any corporation that does crap like this, especially one that makes backhanded threats toward your workplace?

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Staying Informed by glenstar · 2002-05-07 03:42 · Score: 1, Troll

While it may be frustrating to receive countless emails and promotional mailers from MS and their associated counterparts, think of it this way: it keeps you up to speed with what they are doing.
Part of the problem with some *nix developers I know is that they honestly don't have a clue what the various Windows platforms are capable of. For all you know, you might come across an MS technology that is perfect for a project you are working on. Granted, this might be a rarity, but simply refusing to use a technology for "ethical" reasons is absurd... it should always be the best tool for the job... even if it is from MS.