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Speaking of silly surveys…

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Apr 12, 20071 min

It seems Microsoft really really really wants Cringester M.K.'s opinion. From 6 pm last Monday through 8 am on Tuesday, Microsoft and its survey vendor Ipsos sent him one request per hour to participate in an online survey. Each one began "We realize you receive many requests for surveys these days..." You think? The email address the messages came from: "Satisfaction.with.Microsoft@satisfaction.Microsoft.com" "

It seems Microsoft really really really wants Cringester M.K.’s opinion. From 6 pm last Monday through 8 am on Tuesday, Microsoft and its survey vendor Ipsos sent him one request per hour to participate in an online survey. Each one began “We realize you receive many requests for surveys these days…” You think?

The email address the messages came from: “Satisfaction.with.Microsoft@satisfaction.Microsoft.com”

“Satisfaction with Microsoft.” I think I feel a new oxymoron coming on.

(And no, the survey did not ask if he’d be more satisfied if Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer were shot into space. But it should have.)

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