____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Tuesday 18 September 2007 23:29 : \____
> OK, someone explain this to me *real slow*???
>
> http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZjtOGKGoy-UxGzEN3us3OoPtFkA
>
> WASHINGTON (AFP) — An EU court ruling upholding
> antitrust sanctions against Microsoft drew a harsh
> response from the US government and interest groups,
> which said it may stifle the burgeoning technology
> sector.
>
> Thomas Barnett, head of the Justice Deparment's
> Antitrust Division, said the European Court of First
> Instance (CFI) in the case against the US software
> giant may do more harm rather good for consumers.
>
> "Rather than helping consumers, (the decision)
> may have the unfortunate consequence of harming
> consumers by chilling innovation and discouraging
> competition," the US official said in a strong rebuke
> of the EU action.
Translation:
The United States believes it is acceptable to snub international standards and
eliminate compatibility because it helps the United States Government hoover
plenty of cash from the rest of the world and carry on with global
exploitation. Additionally, spokesmen and lobbyists in the White House, whose
pockets are tied to Mr. William Gates and Mr. Stephen Ballmer, are quite
concerned about UBS (Europe), where Bill & Steve's pile o' cash might no
longer grow bigger quite as quickly.
Robbing barons have influence in government. Ignore and move on.
Poor Sotfies. They are such _innocent_ *victims* of a /corrupt/ system and what
CNN calls "mob justice"
Errr....
“I’m thinking of hitting the OEMs harder than in the past with anti-Linux. …
they should do a delicate dance”
–Joachim Kempin, Microsoft OEM Chief
“Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I’m going to fucking bury that guy, I
have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to fucking kill
Google.”
–Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
“Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to
everything it touches.”
–Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
“We should whack them [Dell over Linux dealings], we should make sure they
understand our value.”
–Paul Flessner, Senior Vice President, Server Applications Unit
“I’d be glad to help tilt lotus into into the death spiral. I could do it
Friday afternoon but not Saturday. I could do it pretty much any time the
following week.”
–bradsi, Microsoft
“We need to slaughter Novell before they get stronger….If you’re going to kill
someone, there isn’t much reason to get all worked up about it and angry. You
just pull the trigger. Any discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need
to smile at Novell while we pull the trigger.”
–Jim Allchin, Platform Group Vice President
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