WHY MSNBC? (Score 1)

Is everything linked back to MS nowadays? Please tell me if I should first visist slashdot.org and then actually read something on MSNBC. Christ! I just abandoned them and then I see them mentioned on here! Also, why was slashdot down? www.microsoft.com has the best uptime compared to all Linux/Unix sites...and their download mechanisms actually work better than the rest.