From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 17 7:15:18 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from zephrey.methos.net (aquik.net [216.54.63.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0698A14E49 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:14:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dmaple@Methos.Net) Received: from localhost (dmaple@localhost) by zephrey.methos.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA35551; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:14:43 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmaple@Methos.Net) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:14:43 -0500 (EST) From: "David C. Maple" To: Jonathon McKitrick Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: David's comments... In-Reply-To: <383206DC.D76CF5BA@megahertz.njit.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Amen. dmaple@methos.net 'The bigger it bloats, the harder it falls.' -- "The 48 Laws of Power" (R. Greene, J Elffers) On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > Okay, okay, i give up.. you win. Unfortunately, sometimes we computer > fans forget that the general populous doesn't want what we want. We > like toys, and tinkering. Most people want Plug 'n' Play. We want > flexibility, they want simplicity. So, on that count Microsoft wins. > They have made a simpler, easier, more limited and trimmed down OS that > gives most people exactly what they want: a $1000 typewriter, index card > file, web surfer, calculator, and video game. So they win. Unix is > powerful, but you have to have a degree, serious book education, or > insatiably curiosity along with free time to use it. > > I do feel, however, that the judge had some salient points about the > techniques Microsoft used to accomplish its purposes. I don't think > they were all ideal examples of the competition intended by capitalism. > > I only hope there is a revolution around the corner that will be > powerful enough to stop the Microsoft juggernaut. And I think it would > be more gratifying if that defeat came from a better product, rather > than from a government decision. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message