Microsoft Probing Charges It Stole Code in China

Microsoft said on that it's investigating allegations that a recently launched microblogging site in China lifts the code and interface of a start-up's rival service. anada's Plurk went public with charges that Microsoft's Juku service "rips off" the look and feel of its microblogging service and also appears to use more than 80 percent of the same code, all without permission.