On Mon, May 14, 2007 3:55 pm, Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Paul Allen wrote: > >>How many people thought M$ would never do this? I've heard many people >>(many of which I spoke with while in school) say they would not. >> >>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm?section=money_latest >> >>PGA >> >> > > Extortion. > > Gates never had any problem stealing software from others or > infringing. Anything in his favor he can get away with is fair game in > his book. He sees the momentum of Linux overtaking him and he's pulling > out all the stops to subvert it any way he can. (I wouldn't be suprised > in the slightest to find out that a good chunk of his code is copied > directly from open source.) > > He is the most clever extortionist in history. >
I'm reminded of a quote from Henry George (from memory) to the extent that while many who inherit great wealth like to attribute it to the superiority of their ancestors, it is more often a superior lack of scruples. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
