Open Letter to Microsoft
And the hits just keep coming on the MVP for adware and his award.
Having read my letter of thanks from Microsoft and realised that I might be considered for award again in the future, I have today sent this letter to my former contact at Microsoft.
Open Letter to Microsoft
Many thanks for your note on the 1 Oct 06 telling me that I
was not going to be renewed in the MVP program this year. I certainly
appreciate that this is Microsoft's decision to make, and as such I have no
problem with that. It's been a great 8 years and I've enjoyed working with you and all the other leads.
I am concerned to note that my contributions to the
community are rated below those of someone who peddles spyware & adware to
your customers, as the author of Messenger Plus, known as Patchou, has been newly
awarded this year. You may or may not be aware that Messenger Plus has a long
history of installing spyware/adware alongside itself, exposing minors to adult
content, etc.
I'm unsure whether this is a horrible mistake on Microsoft's
part, or an interesting new direction for Microsoft and its trustworthy
computing initiative, but I am actually glad you chose not to renew me this
year as that has saved me the trouble of having to turn down the chance to be
held in the same regard as that person.
I would like to formally ask you to ensure that I am NOT considered
for any future MVP awards while this individual is part of the scheme. Please
don't take this the wrong way, but I'm doing this to help you. Having insulted
me once by implying my contribution to the community is worth less than that of a spyware
peddler, I want to save both of us some upset in the future if you ever found cause
to inform me that my contribution to the community has once again risen to a
level where you now consider me to be as useful as a spyware peddler.