[clue-talk] Microsoft Claims 235 Patents Violated

[dperkins at frii.com]

> On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 16:20 -0600, dperkins at frii.com wrote:
>> > I think we should tell every Windows-using person we know about this,
>> > and ask them if this is who they want to business with.
>>
>> Most people couldn't care less until they see that it costs them money.
>> And not money from buying a product, or from time wasted.  It requires
>> MS
>> telling them they must pay MS for something MS did not make.  Or steal.
>
> <rant>
>
> I disagree.  I believe that "most" people just need to be reminded that
> they can be honorable, that , once upon a time, we did our best to
> behave honorably, we expected the same from others, and when disappointed,
> we
> sometimes stopped buying from people, celebrities, or companies to show
> our disapproval.
>
> It's time we took the idea of 'honor' back out of the closet, and
> openly discussed the idea that stealing from a thief makes one an even
> more lowly thief.  Not everything is relative.  There are things more
> important than money. Stolen is the most expensive.  Refuse to steal.
>
> Refuse to behave dishonorably, and refuse to endorse it in others,
> whether those others are individuals or companies.
>
> </rant>
>

They need to be reminded.  Many don't care as long as they are not
inconvenienced.