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Closing the Cover on Microsoft Book Scanning
Chris_Keene writes "The Live Search blog announces that the Live.com Book and Academic Search are to close. Book search in particular has had quite a bit of coverage, and often seemed like a race with Google. The Live blog says 'we are winding down our digitization initiatives, including our library scanning and our in-copyright book programs. We recognize that this decision comes as disappointing news to our partners, the publishing and academic communities, and Live Search users [...] this past Wednesday we announced our strategy to focus on verticals with high commercial intent, such as travel, and offer users cash back on their purchases from our advertisers.'"
Microsoft has proven repeatedly it's an entity that cannot be trusted in any way. The idea of Microsoft supplying even a small portion of documentation potentially to be used in any market in which Microsoft software can be utilised is frightening! Kind of like pharmaceutical companies having control over what goes into medical textbooks.
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Fucking ass kisser.
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This is just another egg in the monkey face for Microsoft, fuck their company and their rancid policies, and fuck those who buy their products in ignorance.
Did you like cowering in the face of a few eggs, Ballmer you sissy piece of shit? Fuck you and your corrupt corporation! You are a wretched human being like the oil barons.
Novell niggers dancing in the Moonlight.
yes, soulless Microsoft shill, you're the only one. Fuck you.
"It doesn't matter. It's Google competeing against Microsoft."
It's Microsoft's invisible shill army spreading FUD and stirring the anti-Google pot, like they do with Linux, like they did with OS/2, like they will do for ANY one who competes with them.
"Google could anounce plans to sacrifice puppies, Microsoft could anounce plans to save those puppies, but Microsoft would still get demonized."
Nice try, MS shill, more like Google could give away sex and cake and people would still say they are doing evil, while using allowing Microsoft to fuck them in the ass with shitty proprietary software and millions of tax payer money going to their Mafia, and ignoring all of the crimes they've committed while rubbing their penis to Halo on their xbox.
"Not that I particularly like Microsoft."
Oh, no, of course not, most MS Shill piece of shits always drop this line, or the "I also use Linux" lie. Fucking shitbags.
"But pointing out how they're superior to Google isn't going to go over so well here."
Microsoft's censorship in China and countless other abuses are always ignored while people focus on Google, people are so used to Microsoft doing evil they don't care and they continue to use and buy from the Microsoft Mafia. Most people are stupid and corrupt themselves, and often tolerate stupid and corrupt (Microsoft) corporations and attack anything which claims to be good so they can feel confident that everyone is corrupt and fucked up just like them. The blameless stick out like nails for them to hammer down the hardest.
Fuck you MS shills, you are all worthless pieces of shit who condemn humanity to more of your company's ways. Fuck you all.