Responsibilty in Media 01

So I'm doing some responsibility in Media homework.  If you read this because your itnerested in my day/opinion, this is also vaguely related.  all of my Responsibility in Media homework will be tagged as "RIB" so you can skip anything tagged that way.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28039226/?pg=7#Tech_JerkGadgets

This is what we like to call blatant company bashing.  For those of your who don't understand whats going on, let me make it abundantly apparent:

From O. Rafael: The Game

Oh....Ah....I see what you did there!  This is one of those "News as Editorials" thing, isn't it?  If you still don't get whats going on, lemme give you the skinny in an easy A-B-C format.

Microsoft owns the computer Software industry.  In order for a computer to run, it needs what is called an "Operating System".  This is what teaches a computer how to communicate with a human.  Now, when it comes to "Operating systems" (or OS), thier are two main marketed choices: Apple, and Microsoft.

What people don't know, is that their is a third operating system.  Linux, is what is called "Open Source" software. Its a special type of software thats free for everyone to use, everyone to distribute, and its totally free.  So wheres the missing link that has me in outrage?

MSNBC is owned by microsoft.  Hence, the "MS" tacked onto "NBC".  The MS stands for "Microsoft".  The news source that comes from microsoft is flat out telling its readers that usage of Linux makes you a jerk, a loser, a douche.  This "Fuller Spectrum of News" website doesn't nuture, help or inform.  The article is essentially flat out telling you that the usage of this third party alternatives makes you an annoyance.

However they were honest enough to point out that the publication is owned by microsoft, and that they even don't like some of the commands from rich, totalitarean orginizations (Its small smite on comcast shows some humanity) but this article isn't news, its strait forward pandering.  They are insulting an alternative target, and while they do compliment it, its only to soften the blow they are setting up.  Its by no means an honest entry, and should really, really not have been published.