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Developer creeped out after he fired up Ubuntu VM on Azure and was immediately approached by Canonical sales rep on LinkedIn

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    spit-evil-olive-tips
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    Original source tweet: https://twitter.com/LucaBongiorni/status/1359560585990537216 Canonical's response is a classic non-apology apology:

    Original source tweet: https://twitter.com/LucaBongiorni/status/1359560585990537216

    Canonical's response is a classic non-apology apology:

    "As per the Azure T&Cs, Microsoft shares with Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, the contact details of developers launching Ubuntu instances on Azure. These contact details are held in Canonical’s CRM in accordance with privacy rules.

    "On February 10th, a new Canonical Sales Representative contacted one of these developers via LinkedIn, with a poor choice of word. In light of this incident, Canonical will be reviewing its sales training and policies."

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      At least they admitted it.

      At least they admitted it.

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