"Evil" can IMO only be defined in the context of a value system. If the
sole value in such a system is shareholder value, then MS are good guys.
In many other value system they don't appear as good. There are
companies whose value systems expand beyond shareholder value, even in
the US, more often in other places around the world.
Having said that: I think MS is getting better every year (in respect to
my personal value system). At the moment I'm personally more concerned
about Apple and Google than MS -- although that is partly a function of
perceived power.
Peter
On 10/02/10 08:16, [email protected] wrote:
I think that evil is a bit strong, they are just interested in
generating profits for their shareholders in the same way as any other
organisation.
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*From: * Mohamed Bana <[email protected]>
*Date: *Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:01:35 +0000
*To: *<[email protected]>
*Subject: *Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Another sign that Apple is going
in the wrong direction
Microsoft is evil. There's no doubt about that. But I agree with
you. There's a strong bias in the group. Fortunately Dick is
around. I often wonder what it'd be like if a posse member was
favoured .NET.
I also wonder what will happen regarding the Macs. A comment was made
in a recent podcast saying the Larry Ellision doesn't allow developers
to use Macs.
—Mohamed
On 7 February 2010 21:30, Casper Bang <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I think the problem is that your enemy's enemy is your friend, and
throughout all the years I have listened, the Java Posse have always
had the habit of demonizing Microsoft - the obvious alternative then
being Apple. It's an unfortunate and annoying tendency but I guess we
all form these subjective opinions. I'd still trust Dick to be the
critical voice here, he likes the role as the devils advocate. :)
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