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New Microsoft Dirty Tricks Revealed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sleights-of-hand dept.

Conrad Mazian writes "Robert X. Cringely has an article on the Technology Evangelist web site where he claims that Microsoft destroyed evidence in the Burst vs Microsoft case. Specifically Burst's lawyers had asked for certain emails, Microsoft claimed that they couldn't find the backup tapes the emails would be on, and while this was happening the tapes were in a vault at Microsoft — until they mysteriously disappeared. It's a fascinating story, and even names one person at Microsoft."

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  1. Not completely right... by physicsboy500 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft didn't loose the tapes, it's just that the backup server was being run by Vista!

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    1. Re:Not completely right... by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 3, Funny

      ``it's just that the backup server was being run by Vista!''

      And the DRM wouldn't let them access the content?

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  2. names by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a fascinating story, and even names one person at Microsoft.

    Oooh! It names someone at Microsoft. I'll tell you, but you gotta keep it a secret, okay? Bill Gates. Shhhh, don't tell anyone I told you...

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  3. the irony by troll+-1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft was saying that it couldn't find the tapes and that it would take millions of man-hours to search for them ...

    And Microsoft wants to be number one in search?

  4. Re:Jesus Christ! by Joebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    What can you expect when it's a story about Microsoft allegedly doing something bad though?

    The corraborating evidence comes up missing ?
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  5. Re:How convenient by sumdumass · · Score: 4, Funny

    I had a dog eat my home work once. Actualy is was more then once but i finaly figured out the problem. We used to put peanut butter in the dogs chew toys as a reward for doing something good like not tearing anything up when we left him along or comming when called.

    Well, long story short, When I would eat a peanut butter sandwich while doing my homework the dog would seem interested in my backpack that night. When I left the zipper open or worse yet, it broke fro shoving too much stuff in it, the dog went in and ate the papers I was working on while eating the peanut butter sandwich.

  6. Re:Oh, NO! by TommydCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wasn't that
    "Schlemiel, Schlimazel, Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" ??

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  7. Re:Oh, NO! by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny
    Microsoft must be the very first to EVER do this.

    A fine counter-argument. I'm surprised it isn't used more often.
    "Come on, Your Honor, it's not like I'm the first to EVER commit this crime!"