- Not enough that they admit to having stolen our code.
It can go toward a showdown in court between Microsoft and the site that had code, user interface and design stolen by the software giant.
- We now consider the possibilities of how we should proceed in the wake of Microsoft's statements in which they excuse themselves, writes a representative of the social site Plurk in a blog post Thursday. 
Microsoft chose earlier in the week to close this MSN Juku, to investigate allegations of downright theft of competitor Plurk.
Plurk has kept it going for two years, while Juku opened last month. Both social network services that have operated in the Asian market.
Microsoft later admitted the relationship, but put the blame on a company they hired to develop Juku. The actor admits that parts of the code was actually copied, according to a statement from Microsoft.
- This was done in violation of the provider's contract, and is equally in violation of Microsoft's policy to respect the copyright. As a company we respect copyrights, and it was never our intention to develop a service that does not respect the work that others in the industry have done, "says Microsoft.
- Juku is now closed for good, turn the software giant said.
No excuse does not seem to sweeten Plurk. They are considering going to court.
- The situation is serious. Microsoft admits that they have a formal responsibility, but will not take on blame.
- They have not only copied the code. We have a unique user interface, which they deliberately studied in detail. They must have deliberately mess around in our code, determined to copy the user experience, functionality and the end product, "the response from Plurk.
