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Author of Paper Critical of Microsoft is Fired

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the suspicious-coincidences dept.

chongo writes "Daniel E. Geer Jr., one of the primary authors of a report Reliance On MS A Danger To National Security, was fired from @stake Thursday morning. @stake said that 'The values an opinions of the report are not in line with @stake's views' and that Geer's participation was 'not sanctioned.' Microsoft, who has worked closely with @stake in the past, denied that it was involved in @stake's decision to fire Dan." There might not be anything fishy going on at all, but that's no reason to stop making perfectly good conspiracy theories.

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  1. I'm sure he'll find a new job by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    With a high paying open source company... oh wait, it's 2003, not 1998.

    1. Re:I'm sure he'll find a new job by citog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Don't worry, people will just assume it's American English :)

  2. "M$" by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The gratuitious use of "M$," even in your sig, automatically rules out any sort of validity of your opinions.

    All businesses are out for $.

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  3. Re:Hey! by MSTCrow5429 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I was pointing out that Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 did not come out in the same year, not anything about NotePad itself.

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