There are few businesses out there that do not look out for themselves first. If they don't they probably will not be around long. I was in the printing business for over 40 years and one night I caught the competition's salesman going through our dumpster looking for press sheets that would identify a client. I also had one take a misregistered press sheet out of the dumpster, hand fold it, trim it and take it to a customer to show him the kind of work we produced. Microsoft was VERY agressive in their marketing and anyone that got in the way it was, "Tough S--t"! There are a multitude of businesses that do that, so I do not feel it is right to single out Microsoft. If our government is so smart, why can't they run their operations without deficits? Yet, they tell me how I MUST run my business or they will shut me down or take me to court for being too successful! George Frebert
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 21:50:07 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > At the time this happened, I worked for Motorola Inc. Motorola discovered > what Microsoft was doing and fearing that file names alone in the hands of > Microsoft could be an indication of what Motorola was working on, they > immediately stopped all installations of Windows 95 and continued using OS/2 > for almost another year until Microsoft was able to provide a version that > didn't gather that information and forward it back to MS. It was certainly > not a myth. Microsoft is no more, no less evil than any business, but it > certainly is predatory. No small wonder they are in their current legal > situation. Just imagine if you were trying to compete with them. > Dick Chevalier > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Laird-McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, August 19, 2000 11:29 AM > Subject: RE: [COUPERS] New web site: ercoupe.org > > > >This is a myth. Microsoft did NOT get a list of all of your files and > >upload them. What it did was look at what system it was running. What > >video card, cd-rom, etc. The reason that information was useful is that it > >allowed them to make decisions about which drivers were more important to > >get released on future releases, etc. > > > >To make it something evil is a gross misrepresentation. > > > >-Tom > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dick Chevalier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 9:47 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [COUPERS] New web site: ercoupe.org > > > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > >advice in this forum.]---- > >I'm afraid I have to agree. I stay as far away from MS as I can. Their > >original version of Windows 95 actually read your hard drive and sent them > a > >list of all the files on your hard drives when you dialed in to register > >with them > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
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