Microsoft sues John Does for bilking search bribery machine Microsoft has sued ten John Does for allegedly pilfering money from its search bribery machine. Last May, in a desperate attempt to catch the uncatchable Google, Redmond began bribing people to use its third-rate search engine, Live Search. If you used search ads to find and buy certain stuff, Redmond would return a portion of …
"The particular case here relates to suspected fraudulent credit card use for purchases made in the Live Search cashback program. We've filed this John Doe complaint as a step in the discovery process to enable us to get additional information from third parties for our investigation."
In other words, Microsoft admits that they don't know if there was any fraudulent activity. They admit that the only reason they are filing this lawsuit is that they hope it will reveal information which may indicate fraudulent activity. In other words, the very definition of a fishing expedition.
Remember back in the day when you actually had to have proof BEFORE filing a lawsuit?
as in Chandler Bing?
Recent MS product associations:
"I'd like a Mac but I can't afford it" advert.
Seinfeld "always had a Mac on my show set." Thanks for the cash, Ha Ha.
Dubious sitcom character from a decade ago, known mostly for his inadequacies.
Excuse me Ballmer, I have a sharp stick you may want to examine closely and while aiming that gun at your lower extremities.
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