Microsoft like to shop too...
www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/default.mspx
vs
www.microsoft.com/poland/businessproductivity/default.mspx
I wondered why the white man had black hands... :)
EDIT: OK, So Microsoft found out that one of their employees has been playing with Microsoft GIF-Edit, and have re-instated the black man again :) Horray!!
EDIT: Yay, BBC News have caught on: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:32,
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vs
www.microsoft.com/poland/businessproductivity/default.mspx
I wondered why the white man had black hands... :)
EDIT: OK, So Microsoft found out that one of their employees has been playing with Microsoft GIF-Edit, and have re-instated the black man again :) Horray!!
EDIT: Yay, BBC News have caught on: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
Looking at the website it's not actually that good a shop.
The light on his face is coming from the wrong direction.
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:37,
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yeah, the world found out about it :)
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Microsoft-Embroiled-In-Photoshop-Race-Row-After-Removing-Black-Man-Face-From-Photo-On-Polish-Website/Article/200908415368973?lpos=Business_News_Your_Way_Region_7&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15368973_Microsoft_Embroiled_In_Photoshop_Race_Row_After_Removing_Black_Man_Face_From_Photo_On_Polish_Website
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
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news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Microsoft-Embroiled-In-Photoshop-Race-Row-After-Removing-Black-Man-Face-From-Photo-On-Polish-Website/Article/200908415368973?lpos=Business_News_Your_Way_Region_7&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15368973_Microsoft_Embroiled_In_Photoshop_Race_Row_After_Removing_Black_Man_Face_From_Photo_On_Polish_Website
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
They're flicking backwards and forwards between the two potential images for the Microsoft site.
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:40,
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They're also recalling it's someone else's turn to read aloud the polish version
But one of them is sadly mistaken
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:42,
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But one of them is sadly mistaken
what the fuck?
why is microsoft poland so down on the black man?
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:36,
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Ha ha ha, brilliant.
And also at Photoshop Disasters, it seems.
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:37,
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What a great find
Astonishingly offensive on several levels at one though!
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:40,
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yup, I see a riot coming on. would love to see this printed in metro tomorrow morning :)
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Tue 25 Aug 2009, 21:47,
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