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- by amarkj July 1, 2008 9:50 PM PDT
- If MS is backward thinking on this then why did they buy the company??? Junk posts like these shows why people who are fanboys of a particular company can't think straight. I'm no fanboy of MS but sheesh can't they do anything without a few dumb comments on cnet lol.
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- by The_Decider July 2, 2008 11:15 AM PDT
- Speaking of backward thinking. MS is a backwards culture that has no clue about the Internet which is why they are trying to buy their way to the top. The only stupid people here are those like you that can not grasp simple concepts.
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