Microsoft Fakes Citizen Letters of Support 603
An Anonymous Coward writes: "According to this Seattle Times article, Microsoft is sending letters to Utah's Attorney General in support of the company, but with fake signatures of citizens (some of whom are dead!). The article says: "Letters sent in the last month are on personalized stationery using different wording, color and typefaces, details that distinguish Microsoft's efforts from lobbying tactics that go on in politics every day. State law-enforcement officials became suspicious after noticing that the same sentences appear in the letters and that some return addresses appeared invalid."" The original source appears to be this story in the LA Times today. We here at Slashdot would like to take the time to say that strong competition and innovation have been the twin hallmarks of the technology industry, and if the future is going to be as successful as the recent past, the technology sector must remain free from excess regulation.
Probably created using the new version of Word (Score:5, Funny)
Oh my God! (Score:5, Funny)
> in support of the company, but with fake signatures
> of citizens (some of whom are dead!).
Oh my God! The dead have risen, and they're supporting Microsoft!
(with apologies to the Simpsons)
Dear Utah Attorney General (Score:4, Funny)
(signed)
Generalissimo Francisco Franco (Ret.)
John Lennon (Beatle)
New Feature in Word 2002 (Score:2, Funny)
Great for mass marketing.
I think Microsoft was just trying it out.
Sean D.
Re:This isn't facts. (Score:5, Funny)
A letter from one of the deceased:
"I have been happily using microsoft products for years, and have never had a problem with them. In fact i recently requested that my life support machine be converted to run with win 95, and have not had a problem with it"
heh! Nothing new there (Score:2, Funny)
Shameful. (Score:4, Funny)
Yours, etc. -
$name
$address
Mormon City, UT 96629
Re:Not surprising (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft: Not quite as bad as the Mafia
Re:Excess Regulation (Score:2, Funny)
Paperclip (Score:5, Funny)
It seems that you are writing a letter. Do you want me to change it into a letter supporting Microsoft in the [ODBC: SQL Error in
[Yes] [Yes]
Re:This isn't facts. (Score:2, Funny)
I'd bet anything that.... (Score:2, Funny)
Face it, Microsoft has millions of supporters, buy a tiny, vocal group of anti-Microsoft crazies (like Guy Kawasaki).
Re:Devil's advocate position... (Score:2, Funny)
Dead peoples and peoples who don't exist have valid opinions that need to be addressed!
Re:Not surprising (Score:2, Funny)
How's that start? (Score:5, Funny)