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CMP joins Microsoft FUD campaign

Posted by jlnca on · 9 comments
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By launching a "special microsite" called the Windows advantage pavilion, CMP has joined hands with Microsoft in their FUD campaign against Linux and free software.

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Comments (9)

chris ·
I found the URL for the ebook telling:

http:// img.cmpnet.com/custom/antilinux/ebook.exe

They have an antilinux directory? I wonder what else is there.
dave ·
Whoa!!!!! That's craziness!!
Glimmung ·
Is there actually a story here? Or is this some POS ad. I checked the link and all I saw was an ad for some M$ e-book. I saw some links, but I'd rather not chase down story links, especially when the site is M$ advertising. The only site listed as blocked was doubleclick.
dave ·
No story. jlnca came and posted the link, simply to draw attention to the fact that CMP was doing this activity alongside Microsoft.

The real story is in this thread, in which Chris pointed out the directory name in their path, which includes "antilinux". Oofta.

dave
zjim ·
Is this any surprise to any one?
Void_Main ·
I would have liked to use that ebook.exe thingamabob but it doesn't seem to run when I click on it in Nautilus. :) I guess they must know that once you switch to Linux you'll never want to switch back so there's no point in letting Linux people in on their little secrets. It's more than likely spyware anyway.
Glimmung ·
Void: It's more than likely spyware anyway.

Do you mean the ebook or Windows :)
Void_Main ·
I was referring to the ebook. I already *know* Windows is spyware. :)
tbogart ·
Take a peek at the story about 'Linux Antivirus Software Found Vulnerable To Attack'.

Is it just me, or does that not describe a potential problem with all unzipping code on any platform?

Classic FUD, or what?

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