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Microsoft Changes Race in Photo, Then Apologizes
If you're going to change someone's race on your corporate website (which you shouldn't!), you might want to do a better job with the Photoshop. Microsoft got itself in a bit of trouble when its Polish-based unit altered a photo on its website by replacing a black man's face with that of a white man's but forgetting to change the color of the man's hand.
Microsoft's US web site had the original photo of two men: one black, one Asian.
Human Rights Online: Tech Companies Adopt Conduct Code
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are set to adopt voluntary and uniform guidelines to govern their international business practices, this week. These Internet companies have struggled to find acceptable means to deal with countries like China, which silence the voice of dissidents on the Internet, and block certain websites. China has used emails sent by dissidents as evidence to put them behind bars.
Bill Gates: Tight Immigration Leads to Outsourcing
Allowing more foreigners to work in the US would not steal jobs away from Americans. Instead, it would create more jobs for Americans. That's what Bill Gates told Congress today, when he urged lawmakers to increase the number of visas available for high-skilled immigrants.
Front Page: Microsoft Fine, Turkey Must Leave, China Talks
- The European Union has fined Microsoft a record $1.4 billion for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behavior. The fine ruling goes back to a 2004 decision that says Microsoft is guilty of not providing key code to rival software makers. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said, "Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of EU competition policy that the Commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision."
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Move Over iPhone!
The iPhone officially hits the market today and it's causing quite a frenzy, but will this madness be short-lived? Trends come and go, and "tiny" has been the latest craze. So now that Apple has proven that we can squeeze practically everything but the kitchen sink into the smallest of hand-held devices, what's next?
Microsoft "Clippy" In Real Life
If you've ever used Microsoft Word, then you've encountered "Clippy," the little paper clip that bounces to attention when "you look like" you're having difficulty doing something. With big, blinking eyes and brows that just won't quit, Clippy continually pops up to help you troubleshoot. Clippy doesn't take "no" for an answer and has a tendency to get beyond annoying.
Microsoft Interns Embrace Their Dorkiness
Five Microsoft interns got together to say "Bye, Bye, Bye" before leaving the company. Their choreography was certainly 'N SYNC, but someone failed to tell them that the song is so seven years ago. Something tells me they know this...
Front Page: Rep. Tom Lantos Dies, Microsoft, Troop Withdrawals
- Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) has died. Lantos was a Holocaust survivor and currently finishing what he'd called his last term after being diagnosed with cancer of the esophogas. He was 80 years old.
Front Page: Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Cancer Risk
- International cancer experts have reclassified tanning beds into the top cancer risk category of "probable carcinogens." The beds are now considered as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. — AP
- Microsoft and Yahoo have reached a deal to collaborate on Internet search and online advertising, in hopes of challenging Google.
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