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

[Brian Phelps]

Anyone else notice that it seems like Microsoft pays people to mod up
pro-MS posts and anti-FOSS posts and mod down Pro-FOSS.  It is getting
pretty silly.  I don't have time to site specific instances, but
anyone here who reads /. regularly has probably noticed.  I guess MS
is feeling threatened lately.

Either that or cmdrtaco sold out to the dark side.

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Brian Phelps <brphelps at ieee.org> wrote:
> 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 $1 a month
>   Learn how you can get an Enhanced Business Listing here for your domain name.
>   Learn more at http://www.NetworkSolutions.com/
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
>      Yao, Charles              charles_yao at asus.com
>      Asus Computer International
>      800 Corporate Way
>      Fremont, CA 94539
>      US
>      (510) 608-4527 fax: 999 999 9999
>
>
>   Record expires on 24-Oct-2011.
>   Record created on 25-Oct-1995.
>   Database last updated on 29-May-2009 09:32:23 EDT.
>
>   Domain servers in listed order:
>
>   DNS3.ASUS.COM                211.72.249.201
>   DNS7.ASUS.COM                213.61.92.192
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Sean Leinart <sleinart at fscarolina.com> wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org
>>> [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Paul McLanahan
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:35 PM
>>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] Thumbs down and a BOOO to M$ 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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