Microsoft suspends China blog site amid code claims
Summary
Microsoft said late on Monday that is suspending access to an MSN China microblogging site amid allegations the service is based on a rival's code.
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Microsoft said late on Monday that is suspending access to an MSN China microblogging site amid allegations the service is based on a rival's code.
Earlier on Monday, Canadian start-up Plurk said 80 percent of the code for Juku appeared to be lifted directly from its service.
Microsoft said it is investigating the matter, and issued a statement saying it was pulling down the Juku feature while it looks into things.
For more on this story, see "Microsoft pulls China blog site amid code-theft charges" on CNET News.
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Well, the Chinese government
would never steal code from someone else, so it must have been MS in the wrong here. 
John Zern15th Dec 2009 -
Microsoft would never steal anyone else's code.
Sure, I'm really sure Microsoft is a Saint.
AdventTech6715th Dec 2009 -
And enter
Loverock D.........
Parassassin16th Dec 2009 -
LOOK EVERYONE!!@##! HE MENTIONS ME!!@#!!
YAY! people talk about me all the time YAY! 
Loverock Davidson16th Dec 2009 -
no they only steal their ideas
and reinvent with horrible code
saadkhawaja21st Dec 2009 -
Don't understand what all the fuss is about...
"If it weren't for someone plagiarizing the Honeymooners, we wouldn't have the Flintstones. If someone hadn't ripped off Sgt. Bilko, there'd be no Top Cat. Huckleberry Hound, Chief Wiggum, Yogi Bear? Hah! Andy Griffith, Edward G. Robinson, Art Carney! Your honor, you take away our right to steal ideas, where are they gonna come from?"
-Roger Meyers, Jr
The Simpsons
"The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."
gnesterenko15th Dec 2009 -
RE: Don't understand what all the fuss is about...
The fuss is not about the UI which is copied over. It is about the code is being copied, almost verbatim.
You can easily see it by "View Source" from your browser from those two sites and comparing it over.
Of course, it only caters the javascript end (the front end) only and not the backend. However, most of AJAX heavy sites nowadays are depending a lot of javascript to create the smooth user experience.
In reference to the Flintstones, its like having the Honeymooners strip and trace copying almost everything.
fadzlan@...21st Dec 2009
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