Verily I say unto thee, that Johan Lindquist spake thusly:
> So anyway, it was like, 07:18 CET Dec 06 2008, you know? Oh, and,
> yeah,
[snip complaints about my "nasty" comments]
This is a debate Johan ... you need to take some of your own (implied)
advice, and toughen up; stop whining; take it on the chin like a man; ad
nauseam.
You should know by now that I'm extremely passionate about my beliefs.
Deal with it.
>> In what way does dishonest marketing threaten life?
>
> It does not, it was you who brought it up. For no apparent reason, I
> might add.
You do know what an analogy is, right?
>> Or perhaps you mean to suggest that such things are unimportant
>> /unless/ they are life-threatening.
>
> I didn't mean to suggest any such thing, I was only trying to alert
> you to the ridiculousness of the comparsion /you/ made
It may be "ridiculous" to you, but I happen to take such matters very
seriously indeed. It's the difference between right and wrong. In fact
it's your lack of concern that makes my replies so abrasive.
AFAIAC Microsoft and their "partners'" behaviour is deeply malevolent,
but you refuse to acknowledge that fact, which means you either agree
with them (making you equally malevolent) or you just don't care.
If it's the former, then it seems your position is irrecoverably and
diametrically opposed to mine. If it's the latter, then by failing to
oppose their behaviour, you are still nonetheless part of the problem,
in fact I'd go as far as to say that apathy is just as reprehensible as
malice.
> To me, the phrase in question is just another marketing ploy
To me it's a deception instigated and perpetuated by corporate thugs,
seeking to further strengthen their monopoly.
But apparently you're unable to see that they are thugs, because they
wear suits and don't wield crowbars.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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