Digg Users Are Trying To Kill An Acquisition

Diggs users kind of get pissed off about a lot of things. For example, Microsoft or anyone that criticizes Apple. But now Microsoft wants to buy Digg, that seems a bit out of the picture. Because whenever there is talk about Microsoft buying out Digg, Digg.com’s users become more anti Microsoft and comments and topics range from anywere to Don’t sell Digg Kevin! or comments that are just plain weird:
1. OK guys, Kevin doesn’t give half a shit about you. He cares about what all americans care about: $500,000,000 in his pocket. Good old capitalism, eh?
2. Goodbye Digg… Its been good knowing you… too bad you were gobbled up by corporate america. I remember back in the day when you were a bastion of free speech and unfettered entertainment, but no longer.
3. I am new to digg.com and I really like it. If Microsoft were to buy it that would be it for me. I will remove it from my favorites and never come back.
4. Dude. If Microsoft gets its fucking hands on this site then you will definitely have one less viewer. Those fuckers taint everything they touch.
5. Is this for real come on Kevin don’t give up to digg to these huge companies. What makes digg so special and fun is that it’s independent this is not a good idea.
6. If Microsoft purchases this site, go ahead and make your last act to institute a ‘delete your account’ function.
7. This is terrible news. Lets see if we can have yet another viable outlet bought up by huge conglomerates which try to feed us what we are allowed to think and censor our beliefs.
8. I tell you what. If digg is sold, I’m not coming here anymore! Kevin please don’t let this happen. Tell us this is about more than money.
So mostly the feedback is pleading,not Angry. The two big questions on my mind and a lot of other people are: Why would you sell Digg,when you are probably the best open source social bookmarking site on the net. AND WHY WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR BABY TO MICROSOFT, when you could just do what Google did and say go suck it? If Kevin(CEO Of DIGG) gives Digg up to Microsoft, then Kevin was only in it for the big hunk of DOE! Now hopefully Digg will realize what a stupid move this could mean for the company and if they sell it, then its goodbye a whole lot of users.
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