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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. According to Slashdot logic by Timesprout · · Score: 0, Troll

    MS should be the good guys here. Burst were suing them for patent infringement which we all know is an evil practice and should be resisted by all possible means.

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  2. Re:Microsoft's M.O. by DogDude · · Score: 0, Troll

    You forgot to add: They generate a large fraction of the US GNP, they make the software that has made computers cheap and ubiquitous for everybody on the planet, and Bill Gates personally funds one of the largest charities in the world. Now, if I can only get one of their salespeople to call me back about a large new installation I'm getting ready to do...

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  3. Re:How convenient by ne0n · · Score: 0, Troll

    If they were using MS software it's entirely believable.

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