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Big Brother Lifetime Award Goes To Microsoft

Posted by timothy on from the he-ain't-heavy dept.

D4C5CE writes "Microsoft's ceaseless "success" in bringing instability, insecurity and breaches of privacy as well as a deplorable lack of open standards to almost Every Desktop on Earth has now earned them an "Oscar" for Data Leeches, the Lifetime Award for "outstanding mis-achievement" from the BigBrotherAwards 2002 in Germany. Microsoft's Data Protection Officer actually attended the ceremony to collect the prize (probably delighted that unlike the "laureates" of last year's event in Austria, at least he would not receive live cockroaches), and this unlucky winner took the opportunity to make some critical remarks on the company's communications regarding the Windows Media Player and Digital Restrictions (or, euphemistically, in his words: Rights) Management technologies which he deemed crucial for modern business models, rather than acknowledging that it's in fact not just the advertising but the approach itself which is fundamentally flawed."

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  1. I find your ideas intriguing... by rufusdufus · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  2. We have to be careful by koh · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    We've probably reached the point at which our considering of MS as the new evil empire may backfire right in our face, as it becomes a good source of advertisement and brand recog.

    Do not forget, if you criticize someone, then you're talking about that someone. If you talk enough about that someone, he won't even need PR reps to have a recognized name (or a "brand image" as they say).

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    Karma cannot be described by words alone.
  3. Maybe they do have it right by infonography · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Looks like they are dissing 'The Tick' This was attached to MS defiles NYC with with killer-bee adverts Guys it's THE TICK. So pour me another cup of hot steaming Justice!

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    Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
  4. PLEASE READ ATTENTION ATTENTION PLEASE READ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Want more info? Click here and I'll send it to you

    SIR,

    I can not click it, for there is NO hyperlink!!!

    But I am interested!

    Plshlpthx!!!

  5. SD by Unleashed-TMY · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone else notice almost every post has an SD advert at the top.

    Did anyone else even care to read past the letters SD?

    Mj