Ross, sounds like you need more help with the analogies, so
this is how it works:
Microsoft is like the Republican Party- doesn't give a rip
about anything but profits and control.
Apple is like the Democratic party- kinda moneyed, but
provides a great product, values diversity, and doesn't really care
if you buy Appleworks or not. They may need a bigger market share to
survive though.
Linux is like the Green Party- kinda flakey but down to earth.
Palm, DOS, Atari, BEOS, etc.- more little 3rd parties,
defying Microsoft's domination.
Microsoft and the Republicans have lots of resources on their
side and with no unified opposition will probably control their
realms for years to come. To survive, like Apple's move to an X
platform the Democrats, Greens, and Independents have to work
together. I don't think the Green Party's "party crashing" antics are
a step in that direction, and such sabotage of another left party
makes as much sense as the Linux loonies who decried Apple for
stealing "their" system to make OSX.
peace,
Dyna Sluyter hacking away in Hawthorne
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