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Keeping Microsoft Happy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the anywhere-he-wants-to dept.

Jeff writes "In Citizen Microsoft, I report on Microsoft's use of Nevada corporations to avoid approximately $327 million in Washington state taxes while telling voters they need to pay more to fund education. I also contrast Microsoft's attacks on the open source community with its in-state lobbying efforts and its recent promise to get more involved in local politics. The cover has Gates in a gorilla suit."

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  1. So....... what? by munboy · · Score: -1, Redundant

    that story was porrly written. i think the point of that story was that microsoft cheated on taxes, and then told people the wrong thing(?) can anybody clarify that for me?

  2. Re:First! by PKPerson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    mod parent down, i already replied, otherwise would

  3. more senseless bashing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    when will they stop bashing and start being constructive?

    Imagine the energy that they put into bashing, being put into building something or IMPROVING something (like linux and its configurations for the noob-user)....just think, all this time, energy, angst, would have created the perect OS with no flaws, and all the software you can buy could work on it....but no, that all went into spouting fud and pointless bashing...(good job to the rest that spent their time working on linux, its looking good!)

    WE all can read the news, but to add inflamitory comments to feed the trolls on the hate-wagon, is childish.