Microsoft Are Undemocratic Cunts.
Mood:  irritated
Now Playing: Mrs Jones- Hole
Topic: The horror the horror!


Evening,

I have had news brought to my attention that our friends at Microsoft have been doing their bit for the worldwide spread of freedom and democracy by denying Chinese bloggers the ability to use those very words.

The unscrupulous money grabbing fucks have installed a pop up (in itself the work of Satan) that tells users to cease and desist from using 'prohibited language' such as human rights in their blogs.

I'm not a fan of multi-nationals or capitalism but one of the benefits of technology and the present economic system is that it is much harder for governments to control what their citizens have access to. Or at least it would be if these companies cared about anything more than profits and appeasing the obscene greed of their fat, stinking shareholders. Whilst I am aware China is a huge market, would Microsoft really be running at a loss if it refused to trade with it until it was prepared to operate by decent standards?

So next time these companies start banging on about being about ideas and vision or our government says that they are powerless to stop them taking jobs abroad to low wage economies, just bear in mind Microsoft's servile response to the wicked demands of totalitarian states.

Reporters Without Borders says at least 63 people are currently in jail in China for posting content the Communist Party bans.


Cheerio.