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honvetops

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    Microsoft puts out Police Link on messenger *
    « on: August 24, 2006, 05:09:34 AM »
    Premise >  "wonderful"
    Reality   >  big-brother/destroyed lives /  opening up can of woop-a  
    your thoughts?

    http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1855921,00.html
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    Re: Microsoft puts out Police Link on messenger *
    « Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 06:08:40 AM »
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    This is a landmark step by Microsoft. They could have got £20,000 in ad revenue for the space they have given up to ensure a higher level of user safety and we hope others will follow them.
    What rot.  £20k worth of advertising revenue to a company that earns more than that every 20 seconds?  Yes, that's right folks, by the time you finish reading this rant, generous-hearted ol' MS will already have recouped its losses from passing up this wonderful opportunity to advertise...   ::)  It's mere coincidence that they get lots of good (and free) publicity from this manoeuvere.

    Of course, no one will use this new "report a paedophile" button to falsely claim that all their friends are dodgy...

    Pointless.

    But I hope some good comes of it!
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      Re: Microsoft puts out Police Link on messenger *
      « Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 09:46:34 AM »
      Bill Gates " see we are doing something good. We are protecting the younth and future windows users.."

      thats funny how they praise MS for the "huge" money lose, but like rob said by the time that was written they made that money back plus some..