Microsoft, oh why doesn't anybody ever trust you?

[ahhaa]

found on the BBC:

Microsoft has indefinitely suspended its Chinese microblogging service MSN Juku after admitting that it "copied" code used to create the site. A vendor contracted to work for the software giant was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian start-up, Plurk. According to Plurk as much as 80% of the basecode was "stolen directly". Microsoft apologised to Plurk, saying "we are obviously very disappointed but we assume responsibility for this situation". Microsoft China launched Juku in November. Bloggers and Taiwanese users of rival service Plurk first alerted the Canadian firm to the fact that a large amount of the base code appeared to have been stolen.

more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8415597.stm

[rallynavvie]

So is it really M$ or just the shady software vendor they contracted?

[bendixG15]

It wasn't Microsoft, it was the vender they hired.... just read the link ............

A vendor contracted to work for the software giant was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian start-up, Plurk