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You really see no problem with astroturfing? (Or is that your job? :-) )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

Edit: I am a bit shocked to see so many people (well, accounts) arguing astroturfing is OK, it used to be despised and big news when Microsoft did it then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing#Incidents I will assume that is more astroturfing. Otherwise, goodbye Internet as an information source....

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Perhaps the poster is capable of evaluating products on their own, or paying for independent reviews.

If you're dumb enough to believe 'free' advice you pretty much deserve what you get. Remember when the service is free, the product is you.

Our entire society is astroturfed whats possibly more sad is that people can get genuinely caught up in these campaigns and start spreading them for free.

I did not say I do not have a problem with the marketing agreement Microsoft has set up. Be that as it may, I also understand this type of marketing is not solely taken advantage of by Microsoft. I don't anyone is arguing it's ok. People are pointing out that Microsoft is by no means the first company to take advantage of this type of marketing.

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