Intellectual Sharecropping
Back when Microsoft started their blogging service in conjunction with MSN, I had objections to their terms of use. What I didn’t see mentioned was the caveat that if your government were oppressing you, Microsoft wouldn’t allow you to complain about it on a blog hosted in “Spaces”.
The Beeb reports that Microsoft censors Chinese blogs. A Microsoft spokeweasel says that the company is merely complying with the laws of the countries in which it operates. Of course, that compliance doesn’t extend to monopoly or intellectual property laws that interfere with the world dominance of Windows.
