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Re:With Windows Phone 7, Did Microsoft Actually Bring A Gun ... by NickPollard on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @10:19AM (#1783445)
I am sorry if I misinterpreted you, but prior to this instance I have only ever seen 'M$' used in a derogatory fashion. Regardless, I feel that it doesn't add anything to the discussion that just saying 'MS' or 'Microsoft' would have.

As an aside, I don't see anything strange about an ad hominem against a corporation, it's still an attack against the source of the argument and not the argument itself. Plus, a corporation is after all a legal person.

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Re:With Windows Phone 7, Did Microsoft Actually Bring A Gun ... by stcredzero on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @12:40PM (#1783973)
Regardless, I feel that it doesn't add anything to the discussion that just saying 'MS' or 'Microsoft' would have.

I am glad you admitted your putting words into my mouth. Let me note that this resulted in quite a few meta-comments! I could not let your mischaracterization go unchallenged. Note also that your mischaracterization is itself a meta-comment. Had it not been written in the first place, it would have benefitted the S/N ratio of HN dramatically!

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