> What's extremely unethical is contacting the person over LinkedIn. Umm the point of linkedin is to make professional contacts and a professional network. >

> What's extremely unethical is contacting the person over LinkedIn. Umm the point of linkedin is to make professional contacts and a professional network. > But it would be completely unacceptable if a sales representative showed up at my house (despite me only sharing my address for billing/shipping purposes). This is basically what happened to the Azure customer. This would be like the sales rep turning up at your office during office hours and leaving a card for you. The person used a corporate account and the person was contacted via a method used to contact people about professional matters.