Do you believe Kerry wasn't very brave in Vietnam to the extent he says he was? Do you believe there's some bit of lie or misrepresentation of gallant service in there? How do you know? you haven't seen his records.
Oh yeah, you're willing to believe he's lying about Vietnam because he's established a trackrecord of being a lying, untrustworthy bastard.
Likewise, Microsoft has its own history that makes my position more likely than yours. If you can't see the similarity, you've been blinded by your MicroLust or your astroturfing paycheck.