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Keith Teare received a letter from Microsoft, which he published on his weblog, which among other things, demands that he stop publishing his weblog.

No, actually it demands that he stop violating his NDA and mouthing off about his bad gambling instincts in public. Nowhere do I see a demand to cease publishing a weblog. I doubt that poor suffering (and now gagged) Keith Teare would be such a cause for DW if Mr Teare wasn't editing his blog with Radio.

I have read Teare's blog over and over again, and as much as I hate to agree with MS on anything, I have to say they are not out of bounds here. Keith Teare bet that he would not get Microshafted. He bet that he would be able to do with RealNames what other companies had tried and failed to do: partner with Microsoft and survive. It didn't work. Sorry, I feel bad, they're reprehensible. Get over it. You bet and lost. Act like an adult. My 4-year-old shows more restraint than this.