A look at Microsoft's classic OEM tricks and how they continue to this date.

On numerous occasions before, we wrote about and also showed examples of Microsoft’s vapourware tactics [1, 2, 3], which it speaks about openly (but in private). You might find the following exhibit [PDF] enlightening.

I've just read the post by Brian Proffitt, regarding Microsoft's tactics in Africa. I have something to say to Brian:

Not everything a big corporation does is illegal. Yes, even Microsoft does most of its business in completely legitimate way. Now, you argue, that Microsoft has to "help" people choose its products?

Microsoft's marketing department reaches new destinies, tactics.

Microsoft's history of dirty (or even illegal) tactics is 'airbrushed' out of Wikipedia

Shameless tactics from Microsoft describe Free software as "piracy" and now an "endemic problem"

One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. It sounds like Tamil Nadu's volume purchasing agent decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users.

Microsoft's change of tactics and marketing pitch is being noticed by more and more people

Catch-up with problems around Vista, the Microsoft brand, and tactics in the Philippines