Want a laugh today? Read this, and tell me the irony is subtle: www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/technology/05CODE.html
In part: "To curb such moves, Microsoft is backing an industry group called the Initiative for Software Choice. The group lists 20 members � besides the chip maker Intel, a close ally, most of them small foreign companies or organizations. (Illegally stifling choice, of course, was precisely what the federal courts in the long-running antitrust case ruled that Microsoft did in the market for personal computer software.)" and then says: "The Initiative for Software Choice, the Microsoft-supported group, said it has nothing against open source software as such, but that a declared policy favoring one development model is a bias � a competition based on prejudice instead of the merits of the products. "All we're looking for is a level playing field competitively," said Peter Houston, a senior strategy executive in Microsoft's Windows group." . . . And so much more!! HaHa!! (Oh, Stuart: It's so messed up I can't think of a way to keep this ON TOPIC. Would using the words "compact Macs" help?) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
