Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, the decisions made over many years to allow M$ to dominate the way it does were of a mainly political nature. Without going into too much detail, certain vested interests saw the potential of "data mining" long before the term was coined. These interests made it possible for themselves to tap into the data streams. The fact that engineers and non-hacker types have denounced the status quo as being a burden on the financial health and a brake on innovation doesn't bother them, at least not yet.
.. > > > That is odd because I can find more PC software > being pirated than Mac > software and as you hint at there is more PC > software, I wonder why? Or are > you just saying that Mac users are the criminals and > PC's are like > politicians so it is ok for them to pirate? > > > smiles, > > Jamie > ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
