Competition turns to fashion…”Scroogled” by MS

from JoeUser Forums

 

Well…Google does come creepily close to “wrong!” in its ads as well in its network spying while photographing surroundings. They say they don’t actually read the email…but their ‘scanning’ isn’t to be taken lightly.

So, MS wants a bigger market share for “Bing”. Imagine if they called it, “Bang!” or “Bam!”?

To help get that share (they say Google decreased 10% and Bing increased 7%) they’ve started marketing merchandise. You can see it here. There’s a video here, as well as a petition.

Google replied:

"Microsoft’s latest venture comes as no surprise; competition in the wearables space really is heating up," Google said in a formal response.” – Google

A particularly ironic statement…in fact, MS might say ‘as transparent as glass.’

 

 

And the great t-shirt modeled by an infamous WC member…whom I miss a great deal…

 

 

Source:

http://www.neowin.net/news/google-gets-sassy-in-firing-back-to-microsofts-scroogled-merchandise

26,143 views 11 replies
Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Exactly why I don't use gMail. :thumbsdown:

 

Oh, and great shop Doc! :thumbsup:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Hmmmm....I had to go look, the ad I got wasn't related to the email, but......

 

 

 

They admit that the ads are based on your email. Damn, that's bold.

 

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Ridiculous, MS are just as bad. Besides, my worry isn't corporate spying but government spying and they're both just as much in bed with the intelligence organizations.

 

Here's what MS and Google and any other tech giant hands over to the NSA: EVERYTHING. If they say it's "encrypted" they're lying. If they say it's "safe" they're lying. If it's in the Cloud the NSA has it. If it was sent over the internet the NSA has it. If you are working for a corporation that is large enough (few thousand employees) then even if you encrypt in-house the NSA still have the keys because their job is literally to spy on you. They blackmail and bribe and they always get what they want because what they want is the law and speaking up against it is illegal. If they've approached you and you leak it to the press, you'll go to jail. You can't even tell people you can't tell people.

Your tax dollars at work. Your votes at work.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

lol...you're just finding out about that now? ;)

It's been going on for years.

At least MS doesn't do this particular evil (it does others).

 

 

 

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 4
At least MS doesn't do this particular evil (it does others).
End of DrJBHL's quote

If you are talking about scanning emails, Microsoft DOES do it as well.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Doc, you ain't right.... X|

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And the great t-shirt modeled by an infamous WC member…whom I miss a great deal…
End of quote

Hahaha good god doc that shop you did of starkers  is awesome . I just got home  from a karaoke night at a pub hahaha had a blast  poor old starkers is in bed I left that naughty boy at home  while I had fun  hehehehe }:) :grin:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Useless shirts. Microsoft scans emails as well for ad placement. It's been proven.

Reply #9 from Elemental Forums Top

Since the NSA has all this info - why can't they shut down the spammers?

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Because many servers are abroad...

And it looks like all the 'useless shirts', etc. have sold out (a rumor).  :grin:

Reply #11 from Elemental Forums Top
servers are abroad? Now I understand... that would violate the NSA's mission mandates. :)