> -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of tjpa > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it > > So, the simple fact that it was NOT Gates who said this is of no > > relevance. Acknowledging that it was an Apple guy, not an MS guy, > > would interfere too much with MS-bashing. Can't have that. > > Not that the facts have anything to do with what Chris espouses... > > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, > vs. > MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant. > > COURT'S FINDINGS OF FACT > "106. In their discussions with Apple, Microsoft's representatives > made it clear that, if Apple continued to market multimedia playback > software for Windows 95 that presented a platform for content > development, then Microsoft would enter the authoring business to > ensure that those writing multimedia content for Windows 95 > concentrated on Microsoft's APIs instead of Apple's. The Microsoft > representatives further stated that, if Microsoft was compelled to > develop and market authoring tools in competition with Apple, the > technologies provided in those tools might very well be inconsistent > with those provided by Apple's tools. Finally, the Microsoft > executives warned, Microsoft would invest whatever resources were > necessary to ensure that developers used its tools; its investment > would not be constrained by the fact that authoring software generated > only modest revenue." > > http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm
Gosh, I've looked everywhere in this for where Bill Gates or any other MS representative said anything about knifing or babies, and I'm not finding it. Perhaps you can locate it for me and give me the page number. Thanks. But your larger point is accurate. Obviously MS's threat to write multimedia authoring software, as displayed above, cry out for comparisons between Bill Gates and Kim Il-Sung. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
