[yorwba]

The big logistical problem is: How do you select which newspapers to pay?

All of them? Now you've announced that you've got something to hide and are trying to to pay off newspapers to hide it. One of them is going to decide that this story is too juicy not to publish.

Only those that find out some other way and ask for comment? Well, in this case Microsoft didn't reply to c't Magazin's request for comment before publication...

[hanselot]

Just one or two probably. One right and one left wing publication.

One side writes a piece, something like: "How the new Outlook saved my {insert protected class}", another one on the other side something like "New Microsoft Outlook uses your mail credentials to steal your DNA via nanosites because Bill Gates wants access to your children."

And then the rest of the media pick it up from there, spin it in their respective direction, receiving their generous donations from one of the numerous MS foundations that funnel money into these places, based on how damaging their puff pieces were.

Now nobody cares about the problem anymore because they are too busy fighting each other.

[BobaFloutist]

"How the new Outlook saved my LGBT" "How the new Outlook saved my Woman" (Hey, this actually parses! Though not in the intended way...) "How the new Outlook saved my African American" (ok, this is getting troubling) "How the new Outlook saved my Christianity" (The first article I'd actually read) "How the new Outlook saved my Age" (big scope!) "How the new Outlook saved my Ex Serviceman" "How the new Outlook saved my Disability"