Comment Re:money (Score 1) 190
She's more than a researcher at Microsoft -- she's what you might call a pundit for the intertubes (aka a public intellectual). She wields a lot of influence with a lot of organizations.. So in terms of picking a fight with someone online, I'd say she's just probably somewhere near PJ at Groklaw in terms of Bad Idea (tm).
Never heard of her. Or PJ. You must be using a very narrow definition of influential.