Re: Microsoft in Web photo racism row

["G. D. Fuego" <gdfuego () gmail com>]

I really have to wonder if this was just a case of some employee  
deciding to add themselves to the image.

On Aug 26, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi 
> wrote:

> "Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to  
> change a black man's head to that of a white man.
>
> The picture, showing employees sitting around a desk, appeared  
> unaltered on the firm's US website."
> --clip--
>
> And look into this:
> But on the website of its Polish business unit the black man's head  
> was replaced with a white face, although the colour of his hands was  
> unchanged.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm
>
> Images at
> http://lh4.ggpht.com/_EHZsoUS6SIA/SpQ93JYbf9I/AAAAAAAAEts/2HmV595XEqk/microbloodysoft.jpg
>
> Juha-Matti
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