On AlterNet: microsoft

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "microsoft"

Suicide Threats and Strike Attempts at Apple Manufacturer: China's Workers Fighting for Rights at Work

Lijia Zhang, Comment Is Free. January 16, 2012.

Foxconn, a factory that makes iPhones and Xboxes among other gadgets, is seeing strikes by workers over low wages, long hours, and terrible conditions.

Facebook Claims 250 Million Users

Agence France Presse July 15, 2009.

This Valentine's Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex

Beth Schwartzapfel, The Nation. February 13, 2009.

From Victoria's Secret to Starbucks, prisoners have long been exploited by companies that cash in on Valentine's Day.

Does the Microsoft-Yahoo! Merger Threaten Google?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 16, 2008.

A look at the facts on Microhoo!

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.

Are you ready to entrust this deeply personal information to a company that recently received a failing grade in privacy?