Re: Duck typing alows true polymorfisim

2006-08-30 Thread Jeroen Wenting
"Simon Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> lets say you want a generic numerical algorithom like sum >> > What's your question? (Or, if no question, point?) :-) > Reads like the weekly "Ruby is better than Java because X" post.

Re: Microsoft Hatred FAQ

2005-10-16 Thread Jeroen Wenting
"Mike Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Jeroen Wenting" writes: >>>>Q: Microsoft's Operating System is used over 90% of PCs. If that's >>>>not monopoly, i don't know what is. >&

Re: Microsoft Hatred FAQ

2005-10-16 Thread Jeroen Wenting
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > In comp.os.linux.misc Jeroen Wenting > wrote: >> Without Microsoft 90% of us would never have seen a computer more >> powerful >> than a ZX-81 and 90% of the rest of us woul

Re: Microsoft Hatred FAQ

2005-10-14 Thread Jeroen Wenting
>> >>Q: Microsoft's Operating System is used over 90% of PCs. If that's >>not monopoly, i don't know what is. > > They got where they are by CHEATING. That is why they are evil, not > because they have a large market share. no, they got their by clever marketing and generally having a produ