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Microsoft tries #DroidRage thing again -- doesn't take

Call it a Microsoft holiday tradition. The annual #DroidRage Twitter campaign is back.

The general idea of #DroidRage is to "share your Android malware horror story."

And while there are some tweets supporting Microsoft, they aren't easy to find -- despite this tweet by Microsoft: "Yikes! Hundreds of #DroidRage stories already since our tweet last night."

Instead, the tweets are trending toward flaming Windows.

Here's how adamwiniecki put it: "marketing guru who came up with #droidrage actually secretly works for Google."

He's right. There is precious little about Android malware stories. … Read more

Microsoft offers Windows phones to Android haters

Oh no, they didn't! Looks like Android is getting served, and Microsoft is encouraging some serious playa-hatin' with the promise of a free phone. Oh yes, they did.

Ben Rudolph is all up in Android's grill on Twitter--the Microsoft Windows Phone "evangelist" is offering to give away Windows phones to folks who share the best Android malware horror stories on Twitter with the hash tag #droidrage. Another tweet from Microsoft's official feed seems to confirm that the contest is legit. Damn, the smartphone wars are getting hella-harsh, bro.

No word on exactly what type of Windows phone is being given away, but the Droid haters have been happy to oblige anyhow, like this dis from Lee Whittington:… Read more