Microsoft Steals Code From Microblogging Startup

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 14, 2009 @07:37PM from the did-they-think-nobody-would-notice dept.

Readers davidlougheed and TSHTF both let us know that microblogging service Plurk reported today that Microsoft China not only copied look and feel from its interface, but also copied raw code from Plurk's service, when it released its own microblogging service called MSN Juku (or Mclub). In instances of the code released on the Plurk blog, the layout, code structure, and variable names were very similar or in some cases 100% identical. The story has been covered in multiple media sources. The software theft is hypocritical, given Microsoft's past threats against Chinese software piracy."

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BSD code? by NaCh0 · 2009-12-14 20:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Maybe MS thought it was MIT/BSD licensed because this is what you get when you use that license.
Re:Of course being in China, by pecosdave · 2009-12-14 21:02 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Oh look! I got a -1 I disagree urhmm, uhmm, I mean over rated!

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