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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. Hey! by B3ryllium · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I have his job? I can write well, and I can be non-critical of Microsoft software.

    For instance, they have made great strides in improving Calculator and Notepad in recent versions of Windows.

  2. Conspiracy theories? by paroneayea · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet it was... the Time Terrorists*!

    *Time Terrorists also responisble for the destruction of the Titanic, the Hindenburg, and the creation of SCO.
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  3. Time for a stupid joke... by eu_neke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like there was more "@stake" than he expected =p

    (waits for groans)

  4. Re:Aah! My paper! by Wolfrider · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I guess he really didn't realize his job was @Stake...

    (Mod -1 Horrible)

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