Microsoft rips Plurk.

Wow...

http://blog.plurk.com/2009/12/14/microsoft-rips-plurk/

Who cares... China copies 99% of the ---- that's made! So what, Microsoft copied 1 THING from them... big whoop!

It's not just 1 thing, it's the whole thing.

yeah, M$did copy the whole thing and just change a bit colour on the layout only.
more than 80% of the codes is ripped off from plurk.

anyway, this is not the first time M$ is using stolen or ripped codes.
even its Vista and Windows 7 is also using some of the opensource operating system codes. but too bad, M$ screwed up and didn't implement the codes properly.

If it's open source code, it isn't stealing.

If it's open source code, it isn't stealing.

Pure ownage :)


And, if i remember correctly, microsoft used a nulled copy of.... some audio software to make the sounds in windows (98, i think), so...

If they did use open source software in windows then they are in violation of some laws

If they did use open source software in windows then they are in violation of some laws

Yep, but that isn't stealing... well, not in the form of the Plurk ripping :ninja:

i just found something interesting!
For Microsoft, the optics are a problem. The company is notorious for (justifiably) hunting down and prosecuting anyone who appropriates Microsoft intellectual property, especially as it relates to its flagship products, Windows and Office. Microsoft guards its code vehemently, and its partner contracts are ultra-stringent, but it's not the first time the gargantuan software empire has been accused of stealing from someone else's cookie jar. Just last month, a Windows 7 download tool was pulled after it was found to include unauthorized open-source code. The company is also frequently accused of aggressively using its market share muscle to crowbar its own imitative products into standard use; most famously, Internet Explorer.
source from http://torontoist.com/2009/12/the_real_plurk.php

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