I have had plenty of comments that were at -2 or -3 minutes after posting, and later wound up very high. My best guess is that brand-new comments get their first votes from the "[new] comments" section, which encourages people to vote based on first impressions rather than context or content, and then later get voted up by more thoughtful readers. Also, people are more likely to vote up a decent-but-not-great comment that is showing as grey to them.
I voted up your original comment, actually. Microsoft has a long history of flat-out lying; they have been getting better in recent years, but they haven't earned unquestioning trust.
I downvoted your other comments because you're being whiny and petulant and paranoid for no good reason.
I voted up your original comment, actually. Microsoft has a long history of flat-out lying; they have been getting better in recent years, but they haven't earned unquestioning trust.
I downvoted your other comments because you're being whiny and petulant and paranoid for no good reason.