[clue-talk] Microsoft Claims 235 Patents Violated

[miguelito]

>  From: David L. Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
>  Subject: Re: [clue-talk] Microsoft Claims 235 Patents Violated
>  Sent: 14 May '07 16:45
>  
>  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.

I agree in principle with what you are saying, David. But that's really not the way that people work. Especially when it comes to computers. I'd say at least 80% of computer users don't know and don't care about what OS their computer is running, nor how ethical the company that makes the OS may or may not be. All they care about is that their computer works.

The 20% that may care tend to be fanboys, backing either Windows, Mac or Linux.

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