Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 22:30:10 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com> Cc: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why we should support Microsoft... Message-ID: <35610AD2.42C06C76@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518105723.3796A-100000@altrox.atipa.com> <356095DF.67393AEF@plutotech.com>
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Sean Kelly wrote:
>
> Atipa (Kevin) wrote:
> > <Puts on flame-retardant asbestos suit>
>
> Smart.
>
> > The consumer ultimately decides what sells and
> > what doesn't, and not the providers.
> > * MS must modify their "Window Manager" so that OEMs and
> > competitors can customize their visual.
>
> Oh! Oh! Micro$oft should provide only mechanism, not policy! I'll
> start porting the Athena Widgets! :-)
Oh for God's sake at least read the trade press articles before
stepping into this pile of BS, er, MS. What the DOJ asked Microsoft
to do was to STOP pulling licenses from companies that changed the
STARTUP GRAPHIC. Not the window manager.
Kevin, you need to go study the precepts of anti-trust legislation,
and carefully read what the DOJ is taking Microsoft to task for.
The business tactics employed by Microsoft are reprehensible, and have
*nothing* to do with their products. These lawsuits are not about
products, they are about Microsoft using their position as a monoply
player to prohibit other businesses from shipping the products they
and their customers want.
Grasp your left ear firmly with your left hand. Grasp your right ear
firmly with your right hand. Pull vigorously until you hear a loud
POP...
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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