TechByter Worldwide 2008.06.29: Spam that Appears to Come from Legitimate Companies; Could You Live without Microsoft? and Nerdly News

Sometimes spam appears to come from companies that are generally regarded as legitimate and, sadly, often it seems that these companies really are the source of the spam. Could you live without Microsoft? If you create an easy test, you might be surprised. In Nerdly News, you may not be surprised by the fact that Palm continues to falter and the RIAA says that a judge should have ruled in its favor even though the evidence didn't suppport the case.