____/ [H]omer on Saturday 02 February 2008 22:15 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
>
>> Poor Roy gets dinged, though:
>>
>> Roy Schestowitz got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning:
>>
>> Nice publicity stunt, but everyone already knows that Intel doesn't
>> give a **** about open source (unless it means money) ... Doesn't
>> Intel have another charitable not-for-profit project to sabotage
>> today? And trust me, I say this because I know. Intel deserves this
>> treatment because it has earned it over time. Not to mention monopoly
>> abuse and many misuses that directly hurt rivals, destruction of
>> E-mails (court evidence), fake benchmarks... [more]
>
> Roy's right though, regardless of which side Richi Jennings (Ferris
> Research analyst) thinks he got out of bed.
>
> I find it curious how some people apparently have a blind-spot for
> certain kinds of immoral behaviour, like sabotaging charities for
> example, but miraculously develop 20/20 vision when it comes to seeking
> out and chastising those who criticize such behaviour. The fact that
> Jennings presents this in a humorous light is all the more condemnable,
> IMHO. Why does he think this is funny, I wonder? Is it because he thinks
> Roy is mistaken, or because he thinks Intel is justified in sabotaging a
> charity in order to exploit the third world for profit?
How *dare* anyone question the great American establishment called Intel? It's
like Disney, isn't it? It's all pure bliss. They hide behind the PR
departments and some people are offended by any criticism.
I never saw this before. Thanks, Linonut.
--
~~ Best of wishes
"One smaller motivation which, in part, stems from altruism is
Microsoft-bashing."
--Vinod Valloppillil, Microsoft
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