October 10th 06, 04:54 AM
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Microsoft Gives MVP Award to Adware Pusher
"imhotep" wrote in message
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An anonymous reader writes "Ed Bott reports that Microsoft has given an
MVP
(Most Valuable Professional Award) to an individual known for peddling
Adware via his Messenger Plus program."
From the article:
"So how did a guy whose primary business involves installing adware become
an MVP? That's what Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP better
known
as Paperghost wants to know. Boyd isn't the only MVP who has a history
with
Patchou. Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP in the Internet Explorer category
who specializes in the fight against malware, has written three long,
angry
pages about the messy adware that 'sponsors' Patchou's product."
http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/10/06/222209.shtml
Imhotep
FYI, Microsoft has revoked his MVP award.
See http://www.cio.com:80/blog_view.html?CID=25601
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Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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