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BBC Hails "fair" Microsoft XP SP1

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-the-microsoft-i-know dept.

Richard Bown writes "Continuing their current trend of only giving you half the story the BBC have this article on how fair and equitable Microsoft are these days. No mention of EULA changes."

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  1. So how is the story unfair? by October_30th · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Uh... how is the story biased and a "half-truth"?

    Because it doesn't bash Microsoft?

    It would have been nice of the submitter to make his case instead of just linking to the article and whining how "wrong" it is.

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  2. Re:Karma Whoring by Guppy06 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "I think I'll link to a similar article at CNN [cnn.com]. It's a bit less biased."

    Less biased in Microsoft's favor != less biased overall.

    Let's not forget who owns CNN nw...

  3. I don't see the story. by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This just reads like a tiny little abstract about SP1. I don't see the one-sidedness at all. It says to me 'Microsoft is being more fair than it has been'. This is true.

    It doesn't try and pin a halo on Microsoft, it doesn't advocate them. It just says that they've complied with part of the DoJ bargain, and SP1 ships Sept 9th.

    IMO, saying that MS is now 'more fair', reinforces that they've been completely unfair in the past. In that sense, it's a slam more than a boost.

    Its just a blurb, theres not enough room to be one-sided. There's not enough to even quote.

    Is it that any news item about computers that doesn't rant about 'MS world domination conspiracy theories' like a homeless schizophrenic is one-sided?

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  4. Where's the Evidence? by reallocate · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >> "Continuing their current trend of only giving you half the story the BBC have this article on how fair and equitable Microsoft are ...

    What's your problem? Do you expect a professional news organization to adopt the posture of a place like /. and use innuendo, bias, sarcasm, unsupported assertions and unverified claims to support their own agenda? The BBC report is a straight news piece containing not a single word of BBC opinion. They're reporting on the pending XP patch that responds to the mandate of the court. If you think they should do a piece on the EULA, send them an email.

    Curious to see evidence of their "trend of giving you only half the story..".

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