[CloudNine]

I like how the Google fans and Microsoft haters on this story so far are commenting about the commenters instead of commenting on the story about Google using its influence to block a popular smartphone app from Windows Phone.

Great job guys,you should apply at Google PR if you already don't work there or own their stock.

Edit: Ninja delete but I caught it in time! Here's the post before he/she deleted it:

weareconvo 0 minutes ago | link | parent | flag

Kinda like CloudNine, the person who submitted this article, is a Microsoft employee.

[weareconvo]

Yeah, I mistook your username for another one. That's why I deleted it.

[Toshio]

OK, reposting my other comment here because the FUD is getting ridiculous. Here goes:

It is a common misconception that if you have a very low opinion of microsoft you are automatically either a rabid Google fanboi or a rabid Apple fanboi. Myself, I don't hold either Google or Apple in especially high esteem.

You have to understand, however, that the generalized hatred of microsoft is nothing more, nothing less than a direct consequence of microsoft's past coming back to haunt them. No other company in tech comes even close to having so many skeletons in the closet. People have long memories and asking them to ignore microsoft's past is pure intellectual dishonesty.

[CloudNine]

Okay, I was confused because people don't seem to be condemning Google for their evil lockout tactics here and are instead commenting on commenters.

Criticizing Google for being evil does not mean they're supporting Microsoft here or that they're MVPs or PR drones.

[weareconvo]

BTW, I did work at Google for over 5 years as an FT SWE, so if that helps the effort to discredit me, by all means.