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____/ Mark S Bilk on Friday 18 July 2008 15:57 : \____
> On Jul 17, 1:10 pm, "High Plains Thumper"
> <highplainsthum...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> + C.O.L.A. Newcomer FAQ and Primer
>> + Edition: 23 - 10/24/07
>> + Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy
>> + Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Linux Reality Team
>> + PLEASE VISIT OUR HALL OF LINUX IDIOTS:
>> ...
>
> This bogus document was created by Microsoft's anti-Linux
> propaganda team, and is published by its agents at least
> once a month in this newsgroup. In this case, the post
> was forged in the name of a Linux advocate. Microsoft
> customers should be aware that some of the money paid
> for MS software goes to hire sociopaths to write and
> distribute material like this. Here is an excerpt from
> the Microsoft document "Generalized Evangelism Timeline"
> that was revealed in a lawsuit, showing that it is
> Microsoft policy to publish such lies:
>
> "Ideally, use of the competing technology becomes
> associated with mental deficiency, as in, `he believes
> in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and OS/2.' Just keep
> rubbing it in, via the press, analysts, newsgroups,
> whatever. Make the complete failure of the competition's
> technology part of the mythology of the computer industry."
The full document from Microsoft has a copy on Groklaw:
http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Comes-3096.pdf
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~~ Best of wishes
"I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the
public good."
--Adam Smith
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