Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
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Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#2Was this really by Microsoft? It looks unprofessional and scammy, like if someone wanted to make Microsoft look.bad.
Granted, from past MS behavior it would not be a surprise if this was really their work...
Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#3Was this really by Microsoft? It looks unprofessional and scammy, like if someone wanted to make Microsoft look.bad. Granted, from past MS behavior it would not be a surprise if this was really their work...
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#4Was this really by Microsoft? It looks unprofessional and scammy, like if someone wanted to make Microsoft look.bad. Granted, from past MS behavior it would not be a surprise if this was really their work...
This is definitely by Microsoft. The site uses the following nameservers, which are under Microsoft control and cannot be forged.
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Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#5Was this really by Microsoft? It looks unprofessional and scammy, like if someone wanted to make Microsoft look.bad. Granted, from past MS behavior it would not be a surprise if this was really their work...
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Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#6This is surprising -- I know! -- but competing companies sometimes advertise against each other. Microsoft have been doing this for quite a while (see Gmail man [1]) and they seem to think that the privacy aspect is enough of a weakness in the Google armor that it's an effective campaign. So far I don't think Microsoft have had as many problems on the privacy front as Google or Facebook so this is probably not a rash decision on their part.
Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#7So when DDG does it, it's awesome and ballsy.
But when Microsoft does it, it's pathetic and scammy?
Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#8Why should Google be exempt from criticism? I think its good that a big company like Microsoft is making this kind of privacy an issue.
Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#9Was this really by Microsoft? It looks unprofessional and scammy, like if someone wanted to make Microsoft look.bad. Granted, from past MS behavior it would not be a surprise if this was really their work...
It looks pretty much in line with last years anti-gmail campaign:
http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/2/2/2766215/gmail-man...
Re: Aggressive negative advertising by Microsoft against Google.
#10In which a pot describes a few defining characteristics of a kettle.