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I would pay $100 for a book documenting how Microsoft ran the trade press in the 90's and 00's. You can't tell me that they didn't throw gobs of money at outfit
by TheRealDunkirk 4y ago
I would pay $100 for a book documenting how Microsoft ran the trade press in the 90's and 00's. You can't tell me that they didn't throw gobs of money at outfits like Ziff-Davis and IDG after what has been revealed in their underhanded funding of SCO v IBM.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoIs there any reason to think it's more than buying ads and giving exclusive contact? That leads to the kind of influence that doesn't need any vast conspiracy, Microsoft controlled the information they want and the money they need.
- coldtea 4y ago>That leads to the kind of influence that doesn't need any vast conspiracy That's already a conspiracy, as ad spendings are only supposed to buy you ads, not editorial influence.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoIt needs explicit conspiring to be a conspiracy. Editors could just choose not to piss them off without Microsoft doing anything.
- coldtea 4y agoEverybody knew what their role was and what was asked from them, didn't have to be spelt out