Wikipedia Punishing Microsoft?

It seems that Microsoft Corp. has paid a freelance writer to "correct" Wikipedia articles related to the company, and the online community-edited encyclopedia is not too happy about it:

"Microsoft acknowledged it had approached the writer and offered to pay him for the time it would take to correct what the company was sure were inaccuracies in Wikipedia articles on an open-source document standard and a rival format put forward by Microsoft."

I love Wikipedia, but it has to be understood that all pages are technically written from a subjective viewpoint. Yes, mass proofreading can help to smooth over wayward opinions, but you'll still have constant editing wars over subjects like political figures and the like. Wikipedia is a fantastic source when talking with your friends about Arrested Development as you scarf down a burger at In-n-Out...not so much when you are debating foreign policy with your Political Science professor.

Meanwhile, an 18 year-old at Ohio State just cited this blog entry in her scholarly paper for her Freshman Writing class.