[TriLUG] [OT] Thumbs down and a BOOO to M$ and Asus -- IMO

[Brian Phelps]

The whole thing is BS and does not seem to be really Asus

The site that links to this page is a fake too
http://www.asus.co.uk/eeepc/1000HE/

Try going to any other page and it redirects to asus.com.


whois info

Also its registered to "Asustek Computer Inc", an individual and looks
nothing like asus.com whois info:

    Domain name:
        asus.co.uk

    Registrant:
        Asustek Computer Inc

    Trading as:
        Asus

    Registrant type:
        UK Individual

    Registrant's address:
        The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
        address omitted from the WHOIS service.

    Registrar:
        1 & 1 Internet AG [Tag = SCHLUND]
        URL: http://registrar.1und1.info






Asus.com:

Registrant:
Asus Computer International
   800 Corporate Way
   Fremont, CA 94539
   US

   Domain Name: ASUS.COM

   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Promote your business to millions of viewers for only $1 a month
   Learn how you can get an Enhanced Business Listing here for your domain name.
   Learn more at http://www.NetworkSolutions.com/
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   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
      Yao, Charles		charles_yao at asus.com
      Asus Computer International
      800 Corporate Way
      Fremont, CA 94539
      US
      (510) 608-4527 fax: 999 999 9999


   Record expires on 24-Oct-2011.
   Record created on 25-Oct-1995.
   Database last updated on 29-May-2009 09:32:23 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   DNS3.ASUS.COM                211.72.249.201
   DNS7.ASUS.COM                213.61.92.192



On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Sean Leinart <sleinart at fscarolina.com> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org
>> [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Paul McLanahan
>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:35 PM
>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] Thumbs down and a BOOO to M$ and
>> Asus -- IMO
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Sean Leinart
>> <sleinart at fscarolina.com> wrote:
>> > Posted on /. earlier today
>> >
>> > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/28/0321251
>> >
>>
>> After reading through the comments, I'm not sure this isn't a
>> hack/troll job. The only place from which this
>> "itsbetterwithwindows" site is linked is one page on the Asus
>> UK site. The domain itself was regestered by an individual in
>> Washington state through Godaddy. Plus, the site is obviously
>> not up to either company's standards as far as their web
>> presence is concerned. I think some dude created the site,
>> convinced/paid some other dude at Asus UK to add the link,
>> and then 1st dude is watching the carnage laughing.
>>
>> I call shenanigans!!
>>
>> /me goes to get my broom
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> --
>> "Every government interference in the economy consists of
>> giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at
>> the expense of others."
>>  - Ayn Rand
>> --
>>
>> That is a good call. I did not dig quite that much, but did go to
>> the website, and thought along the same lines as your suggestion,
>> though I did not peruse the comments on /.
>> Thanks for your observations.
>>
>> Sean
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