For what it's worth, I don't see that Microsoft did anything obviously wrong. At this point, we definitely need a clear and responsive system for coordinating paid editing. We've recognized for a while now that paid editing will happen. It will definitely be in our best interest to set up a system to facilitate it and give a sense of fairness to entities like MS who want to do things above-the-board.
-Sage
I don't know about that... I would steer clear of all paid editing in any way, shape, or form. It just creates problems when the article is edited or deleted and a company is outraged because they paid good money for that very article. --Mets501