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Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Office Suffocated by FOSS, ODF, and SaaS Competition

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____/ Homer on Tuesday 30 June 2009 19:39 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that chrisv spake thusly:
>> Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> 
>>>> If you punch me for no good reason, and I then punch you back, it
>>>> does not make me as bad as you.  Duh.
>>> 
>>> The Dali Lama might disagree.
>> 
>> He might not.  If he did, he'd be wrong.
> 
> That's one area of Christianity (or even Buddhism) that contradicts my
> doctrine.
> 
> This "turn the other cheek" bullshit is for suckers. "An eye for an eye"
> is more my style. Forgiveness is definitely /not/ one of my virtues.
> 
> Of course, Microsoft brought this on themselves, since /they/ made (and
> continue to make) the first strike of unilateral aggression. Just read a
> few "Comes" documents for some examples of exactly /how/ aggressive.
> 
> And now, when they're down in the dirt, they expect ... what? Compassion?
> 
> Gimmie a break.
> 
> I pray I live long enough to see them file a Chapter 11, have all their
> nasty little secrets fully exposed, go bankrupt and be properly
> prosecuted for their behaviour.
> 
> Microsoft live by the sword. It's only fitting and right that they
> should die by that same sword. That's no more than these corporate
> gangsters deserve.
> 
> That position may not be Christian, since it lacks compassion, but
> AFAICT it's quite ethical, since it's fully justified.

[H]omer, you're so full of hatred. ;-)


"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."
                        --Brad Silverberg, Microsoft


"What the [user] is supposed to do is feel uncomfortable, and when he has bugs,
suspect that the problem is DR-DOS and then go out to buy MS-DOS"

                        --Brad Silverberg, Microsoft

“Microsoft retaliated against industry participants that supported DR-DOS. For
example, when Z-Nix Inc. bundled DR-DOS 6.0 and Microsoft Windows 3.1,
proclaiming no incompatibilities, Microsoft’s Brad Silverberg wrote: “look
what znix is doing! cut those fuckers off.” Within three weeks, Microsoft
demanded an audit of Z-Nix’s entire business and then commenced a copyright
and trademark infringement action. Z-Nix was forced to file for bankruptcy in
or around 1995"

                        --Comes Petition



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