__/ [ B Gruff ] on Thursday 21 September 2006 16:23 \__
> On Thursday 21 September 2006 15:50 Hadron Quark wrote:
>
>>
>> No hidden agenda or bias evident is there? Oh look. There is :
>>
>> ,----
>> | Microsoft also released details of US pricing for the new operating
>> | system. The 'Home Basic' version will cost $199. 'Home Premium' comes at
>> | $239. 'Vista Business' is priced at $299. And 'Vista Ultimate' weighs in
>> | at a whopping $399. Security vulnerabilities come free with all
>> | versions.
>> `----
>>
>> Well, there's a surprise.
>
> Yes, I found it *very* surprising.
> This was in the Observer/Guardian. Considered by some to be
> "left-of-centre", but far, far removed from the tabloid press.
> I very much doubt that that sort of phrasing would have been published by
> them a few years ago.
>
> I don't quite know how to make myself clear to you on this - I was
> surprised not by what was said, but by where it was said.
> (Oh - and I don't think there was any "hidden agenda" at all, was there? I
> got the impression that the author was quite open and up-front with his
> opinion!)
I thought it was an Op/Ed rather than a contribution. But, hey, you can't
blame a man for being honest. He stated true facts, but surely there are
more formal and polite ways to get them across. The observer (editor) may
not have observed.
Best wishes,
Roy
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