* Erik Funkenbusch peremptorily fired off this memo:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:23:21 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Is your name Erik?
>>
>> With all due respect, what motivates you to come to a Linux forum to spin and
>> defend the company with whom you are partner, i.e. that which puts the bread
>> on your table? I am genuinely curious. Are you concerned because Microsoft's
>> CEO acknowledges that Linux, owing not just to licensing but also owing to
>> elevation of standards, will rob Microsoft from its bread and butter (lockin)?
>
> Oh please, Roy. This your standard mantra every time you are proven wrong,
> your answer is to criticize the person that proves you wrong.
>
> If you don't want to be proven wrong, don't BE wrong.
One can create spin even when correct, unfortunately. It's all in the
context.
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Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic
competitors and it keeps us on our toes.
-- Bill Gates
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