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Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by peteretep on Monday July 18, 2016 @11:57AM (#12115826)
What would you suggest instead?
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by szupie on Monday July 18, 2016 @12:28PM (#12116078)
The title is a reference to a minor sarcastic remark made in the blog post: a forged document containing the font Calibri was claimed to be last saved (in 2002) before Microsoft released the font (in 2006), yet the questionable Turkish court disregarded this indication of tampering with the last-saved date and accepted the document as factual. In fact, most of the post has nothing to do with Microsoft.

Bear in mind, this is not a news article, but just a blog post from 2012.

Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by oever on Monday July 18, 2016 @02:50PM (#12117262)
'Evidence' for Turkish 2003 coup plan predates publication of used font.

Font metadata proves 2003 Turkish coup plan evidence was faked.

Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by gherkin0 on Monday July 18, 2016 @02:55PM (#12117300)
That would be a good subtitle:

Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army?: Font metadata proves 2003 Turkish coup plan evidence was faked.

Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by daveguy on Monday July 18, 2016 @12:14PM (#12115961)
Well, this is a company doing the appropriation, so doesn't it make a lot more sense to use the term "borrow"? It wasn't some individual stealing the intellectual property of a poor corporation. A corporation just trying to create jobs and wealth for the little people.

This is a corporation acting toward a government entity so steal is a bit harsh. Everyone knows companies are better than governments and individuals. Therefore Microsoft clearly borrowed fonts from the Turkish army.

Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by dimino on Monday July 18, 2016 @12:39PM (#12116168)
You didn't read the article, did you?
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by daveguy on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:19PM (#12116496)
I did. Apparently that was too tongue in cheek at the ridiculousness of the title. Tongue through cheek I suppose. I am happy it gave you the opportunity to feel good about yourself.
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by dimino on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:22PM (#12116524)
Hey, this isn't about me, it's about making future comment threads you participate in not suck.
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by daveguy on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:26PM (#12116562)
We strongly disagree on the title.
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by dimino on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:50PM (#12116789)
Fair, but it's worth remembering how hard it is to convey sarcasm via text.
Re:Did Microsoft steal its fonts from the Turkish army? (2012) by daveguy on Monday July 18, 2016 @05:22PM (#12118129)
Noted. Thank you.