Microsoft Tried to Profit from Amy Winehouse's Death

Are there no scruples left in the corporate world? Over the past two decades, society has become so desensitized to the behavior of politicians that we are no longer surprised by what they do. Lying, cheating, stealing – it's never a shock. In the corporate world, things were once a little different. For every corrupt businessman was a person with a conscience, someone that strived to help mankind. That's not to say that there aren't politicians who do the same. But what does the media typically cover? The good things that the few of them accomplish, or the horrible things that they do on a seemingly daily basis? Today, unfortunately, it has become much harder to believe that the corporate world is any better. Business Insider reports that Microsoft MSFT had to make a big apology after trying to cash in on the death of Amy Winehouse. In short, the company asked its Twitter followers to buy Winehouse's last album on its Zune website. Regardless of your feelings toward the late singer-songwriter, Microsoft's money-driven response is inexcusable. All the apologies in the world cannot take back the horrible thing that Microsoft has done. As of this writing, the original tweet is still online, as is the half-hearted apology: “Apologies to everyone if our earlier Amy Winehouse ‘download' tweet seemed purely commercially motivated. Far from the case, we assure you.” Let me get this straight: it wasn't “purely” commercially motivated. But you're saying there was a partial commercial motivator? Wonderful. Thanks for clearing that up, Microsoft. Follow me @LouisBedigian