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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. Re:This is why ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "replace it with any" (snip)

    this is absolute bullshit. do you know why?
    because the last few comments are stating THE FUCKING OBVIOUS. 'don't be critical of those that feed you'.

    wtf? every human on earth follows this 'philosophy' instinctively. IT'S CALLED DON'T SHIT WHERE YOU SLEEP. Why are we modding up peeps who are posting the obvious?

    and for the parent poster who posts that the big power & money involved, Microsoft, is not relevant...you sir, are a complete idiot.

    this guy had some balls, and stuck by his guns.

    99.99999999% will go to the grave mowed down like the good little sheep we're supposed to be.

    you and me both.

    somebody takes a stand, and you have only the OBVIOUS to talk about?

    "don't piss off the people who take care of you"

    and what if the people who take care of you are taking a whole shit load of us down the WRONG PATH???