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froo on March 11, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Microsoft Afraid to Say the L-word?

In other news: Coke runs advertising without mentioning Pepsi. Sports coming up next.

Honestly, is this really news? Company X writes an article and fails to mention a competitor? Where's the conspiracy?

j_baker on March 11, 2010 | [–]

I don't think anyone was accusing Microsoft of "conspiring". I think it's more about the amusement factor of the whole thing. It's more like Coke running an advertisement talking about Pepsi as "a major competing brand whose name rhymes with mepsi".

code_duck on March 11, 2010 | [–]

A conspiracy requires more than one party.

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