begin quoting Randall Shimizu as of Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 04:02:21PM -0800: > Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > Good. Serves 'em right for being stupid. >
You lie. I did not say this: > Well stupid seems like a oversimplification to me. There is a lot of > IS people who don't realize the full ramifications of let's say > Excheange which requires AD and then IIS for web access. They then > discover that IE is required and which has then opened their > environment to a bunch of viruses and worms. IS people who didn't do the *minimum* research required before adopting software? Home users I can understand... they don't have the time or resources to do more than a cursory investigation. But corporate users? When even a *minimal* level of research would have revealed these things? [snip] > And? > Again, I didn't write this: > AND.........Microsoft is using it's revenues that have been derived > as direct result of it's monopolistic tactics to acquire other > companies. Did M$ jack the prices on software through the roof when I wasn't looking? No? Then that's not the revenue derived as a result of its (not it's, but its) monopolistic tactics. They've got a crapload of money 'cuz lots of people gave it to 'em. They write crappy software 'cuz people give 'em money to do so. I don't dispute that they're predatory, and should be taken to task for that. I don't dispute that they're unethical, and should be taken to task for that as well (and people who support 'em are also being unethical, but that's a separate argument). I don't dispute that they lie, and should be slapped down once in awhile. I don't dispute that they are bullies, and should have their fingers broken as a consequence. But stop worrying about the monopoly thing. That time is done and past, it went to court, and the prosecution purchased. Nothing more to be done or said... so nail 'em for their real sins. -Stewart "I blame the users" Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
