____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Tuesday 10 July 2007 15:41 : \____
>> This is hilarious. The ego maniacs at Microsoft begin to seem like a
>> religious cult.
>
> That's what I thought, too. It's a long-standing talking point of the
> Microsoft Propaganda Ministry to make all open source advocates seem
> like religious fanatics (because they don't do it for money, or some
> such thing), but when you read this, it's the Microsoft people who
> seem like the zealots who are out of touch with reality. They're out
> of touch with reality because they really believe, and they want you
> to believe, that their world is the only world, that nothing exists
> outside of them.
Afterthought/addendum: religions are usually not tolerant and accepting when it
comes to diversity. Now, look at our divide in 'Linux Land'. GNOME/xfce/KDE...
Thunderbird/KMail/Evolution...
On the other hand, at Microsoft there's only one mail client (unless a 'light'
version counts), one Web browser... you get the picture.
So which is more like a cult? which one is happier to see the BSD or Apple
community growing _as well_? Which one is less paranoid about prevalence
(market share) and total domination? Which one enters and engages
in 'religious' wars (May 14th, 2007; 2004's Get the Facts crusade)......?
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