> On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, curious wrote:
>
> > They came up with an operating system that would run on intel based
> > hardware... that people would want to run the applications they also
> > wanted to run.
>
> <cough> you mean they bought an OS that the guy who wrote it now regrets
> writing...and the rest of your sentence doesn't parse
My bad.. the OS they baught to win the IBM contract...
> > what practice do you consider to be illeagle that they commited?
>
> um...I *know* you haven't been under a rock for the past two years...
> Chris, I love you, but if you're going to debate something as well
> documented as the MS-DOJ thing, at least do your own research.
I was asking for a personal viewpoint.. not what the DOJ or a judge said..
>
> > Microsoft didn't "force" the vendors to agree to this.. the hardware
> > venders did this so they could get cheaper pricing...
>
> My parents didn't force me to come across country for a custody hearing
> two years ago, either....I'll grant that there's a difference between
> decisions made because there is an actual gun to your head, situations
> where there are no choices at all, and situations where the decision is
> made based on long term survival vs destruction...but I don't consider the
> difference to be significant.
Ahhh I'm guessing VAlinux systems must have either signed the agreement or
are going to blowup now.. and howabout that recent deal with a motherboard
company and corel... now if a MS person wants to buy their motherboard..
they have to deal with (I'm assuming I'll grant) paying for corel linux!
ohh the agony.. must stop this evil company!
>
> > Companies that don't agree with microsoft have managed to stay in
> > busniess.. look at sun, redhat, corel, be, etc...
>
> That dude in Wallingford only killed two people, he didn't kill
> *everyone*...look at all those people he spared
Hmm I would have figured you'd be happy that microsoft killed some of
those evil protecting corporations.. :) Sometimes you win in business..
sometimes you loose..
>
> > Ahh yes the evil train people... I'm SOOO glad that in america we have
> > enforced passenger railroad compitition... I'm so glad that If I decided
> > that Amtrack was doing a horrible job I could compete with them.. or
> > heck.. if I wanted to start a mail system to compete with the us postal
> > system.. ahhh yes... I'm soo glad we have these laws..
>
> That is a different issue and you know it (I hope)
how so?
>
> <rest clipped>
>
> Vinnie
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