Arrington was paid to appear in a Microsoft ad. Journalists usually don’t endorse companies or appear in their ads, especially if the also write about said companies.
That’s ethically questionable behavior but certainly not bribery. It has also no relation to the submitted article.
(I like how the author of the article you are linking to describes an interview with Ballmer as “spoke to Ballmer 4 months ago” which sounds much more suspect, especially considering the context. He certainly has a way with words.)
That’s ethically questionable behavior but certainly not bribery. It has also no relation to the submitted article.
(I like how the author of the article you are linking to describes an interview with Ballmer as “spoke to Ballmer 4 months ago” which sounds much more suspect, especially considering the context. He certainly has a way with words.)