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Why is that shameful? Buying AdWords for competitor searches on Google is standard practice, why should Twitter be any different?

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Competing aggressively against a non-profit? Classy!

How does Firefox's tax status have anything to do with Microsoft's business objectives? I hate IE as much as the next guy, but I don't see how Microsoft marketing their business is morally questionable just because their competitor gets tax breaks and doesn't pay dividends to shareholders.

What would you think of a paid-but-cheap clinic with shady methods and far-from-best care practices (let's say they kill or mutilate 2% of their patients) that targets search-advertisements towards people in need of free healthcare?

Oh, and according to Tom Warren, of Winrumors, "The company was quick to trash the marketing stunt after complaints started rolling-in on the social networking site." so, they probably realize it didn't get down well with the public.

I agree that IE is a bad product, and that this marketing campaign may even have been counter-effective. I still don't see how a bad product or a bad marketing campaign are "evil". That being said, my life as a web developer would be better if IE disappeared off the face of the earth, but I don't forecast that happening any time soon :(

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