__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 11 December 2006 07:31 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ B Gruff ] on Sunday 10 December 2006 17:09 \__
>>
>>> On Saturday 09 December 2006 14:37 amicus_curious wrote:
> <snip>
>
>>> In fact, "amicus_curious" features in approx. 26,400 hits on Google over
>>> several years, and all seem to be *very* pro-Microsoft, with some
>>> wonderful quotes of the party line.
>>>
>>> Quoting a few from the *first* page:-
>>>
>>> - "As long as linux is being driven by a bunch of chumps trying to mimic
>>> Windows and get by on the cheap, it will never be a serious contender"
>>>
>>> - "The OSS geeks don't seem to understand this, not having operated a
>>> non-computer business themselves. But a company that has used VBA to
>>> create custom forms that interface to Excel, Word, Access, and SQL Server
>>> for...."
>>>
>>> - "As partially noted, putting the kabosh on illegal copies of Windows
>>> for upgrade might simply drive the market to try linux and that is just
>>> giving the OSSers some free publicity. It is best to turn a blind eye on
>>> the issue as has been the case in the past. It is quite enough to roast
>>> the undercover hardware makers who poach Windows for profit and have some
>>> money to attach via court order"
>>>
>>> .... and then you wonder why you, trolling a Linux group, are met with
>>> some animosity?
>>
>> Thanks for the heads-up, Gruff. Time to modify the shillfile. Out of
>> sight, out of mind.
>>
>
> I'd reached the same conclusion myself. This guy's a lightweight,
> though, but perhaps he's been directed here because of your News posts,
> Roy?
Maybe it's because of the ever-declining performance of other shills. They
have run out of ammunition. Something tells me that they'll soon be getting
the boot (like 'tab') because the same jobs are cheaper offshore. Why do you
think MS hunts for bloggers in India, for example? It's one of these shills
for bill/shill for food campaigns.
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