From owner-freebsd-chat Mon May 18 17:40:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA24047 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 18 May 1998 17:40:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.atipa.com (altrox.atipa.com [208.128.22.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA23890 for ; Mon, 18 May 1998 17:39:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@atipa.com) Received: (qmail 5356 invoked by uid 1017); 18 May 1998 23:37:09 -0000 Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 17:37:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Atipa To: Frank Pawlak cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why we should support Microsoft... In-Reply-To: <980519000135.ZM2493@darkstar.connect.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Kevin, > > Your correct, I am not exhibiting a high degree of professionalism with my > terse remarks. However, I am a graduate Economist who has studied corporate > monopolistic practices, and have very little sympathy for any organization that > engages in competitive practices such as those practiced by Microsoft. When > any organization obtains control of over 90% of the desktop OS, and panders > inferior server platforms strictly through marketing muscle and other preditory > practices to the detrtement of superior products I will have a problem with > them. I have no love lost for MS either; I just feel this is not the correct action by the gov't. We need to get to the root, which this attempt blatantly misses. > Sorry to take it out on you but, nothing personal. Anyone with the most > elementary knowledge of Economics will see through your arguments. Sorry, but > I also don't have the time to teach micro economics 101 right now. As long as it is directed at my philosophy and not me as in individual, not harm done. I am always up for a good fight; I just don't like being called a troll because I hold a different opinion. As I alluded to, I fully expected severe criticism. I am not offended, and I do appreciate that consideration. > However, I may wish to talk to you about purchasing some computer hardware at > very competitive prices. That's for serious, and that's econ 101. Let me know what I can do. I am happy to be of any assistance. Hardware is much more my forte' than economics! :) Take Care, Kevin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message