On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:28:33 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:42:52 -0500, Rick wrote:
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>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:41:40 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
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>>> "Hans Lister" <stymeeee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:1qbrzhjdy5xxs$.1xr44stys0i96$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:54:10 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>>> Erik Stevenson (LCA)
>>>>> From: Aaron Contorer Sent:
>>>>> Friday, February 21. 1997 12:47 PM To:
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>>>>
>>>> 1997 ?
>>>
>>> There's no better advocacy for Linux than posting 12.5 year old emails
>>> from Microsoft.
>>
>> It shows a pattern of abuse and helps explain why other systems have
>> not been able to increase usage.
>> (snip)
>
> Abuse? The article talks about competing on the merits of the software.
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.. abuse.
>
> It's talking about writing better software that clients want. There's
> nothing in there that talks about any abuse.
>
> The worst you can get from it is that they don't want write software
> that can be used just as well on other platforms. But that's their
> right. If Microsoft wants to create better technology, you can't fault
> them for it.
I fault them for embrace, extend extinguish.
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Rick
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