[CLUE-Talk] M$ strikes again

[Sean LeBlanc]

On 10-31 09:36, G. Richard Raab wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 October 2002 02:18 pm, Dave Price wrote:
> > --The Court of Microsoft--
> >
> >  agentorange writes "Microsoft Steps on Sale for K-Mart
> >
> 
> And if you look closely, the kmart site is Linux based, even though they may 
> have been MS at one time. Personally, I think that what MS is doing is great. 
> What they are showing is that MS software should not be part of a companies 
> inate value. As such, when you buy MS software, it is worth less than Linux. 
> 
> And now, MS is also showing that they will openly prosecute you during your 
> worst hours to keep what bit of value you have even lower.
> 
> Shine on MS, shine-on.

I agree. The more stuff like this they do, the better. The free market will
punish them soundly for this if they keep it up. 

It also gives me more ammo - I remember telling a rabidly pro-MS (and
anti-OSS, anti-Java, anti-Oracle, anti-Sun, anti-anything that competed with
MS) boss of mine a few months ago how I thought MS's recent actions showed
the thrashings of a company in its death throes. It might not show on the
balance sheets, or on Wall Street - but they have showed many signs of
desperation to anyone paying attention[1]...paying attention to anything
other than trade rags that are engaged in a love affair with MS, that is.

Unfortunately, he isn't the sort of person with good listening skills. He
orchestrated my downsizing, and proceeded to use more MS stuff. I can't wait
until it comes down to people getting fired FOR buying MS. 

[1] Anyone know where a list of these is compiled? As well as famous MS
problems like the Navy ship having to be towed back to shore, security
holes, etc.?

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