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____/ High Plains Thumper on Thursday 17 Jun 2010 01:58 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> none of your buisiness on Monday:
>>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>>
>>>> I surmise it was reasons as such that the contributors to the
>>>> 2002 official COLA FAQ included Chapter 7, "Anti-Linux
>>>> Propagandists and Trolls". This was written before the Comes vs
>>>> Microsoft documents were available, to include the Microsoft
>>>> Evangelism document:
>>>>
>>>> [quote] In the Mopping Up phase, Evangelism's goal is to put the
>>>> final nail into the competing technology's coffin, and bury it in
>>>> the burning depths of the earth. Ideally, use of the competing
>>>> technology becomes associated with mental deficiency, as in, "he
>>>> believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and OS/2." [snip]
>>>> [/quote]
>>>>
>>>> PDF page 55
>>>> Microsoft Evangelism
>>>> Comes vs. Microsoft court case
>>>>
>>>> http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Comes-3096.pdf
>>>>
>>>> [snip discussion]
>>>>
>>>> IMHO, this Microsoft organisation is one monstrous propaganda
>>>> machine that rivals political propaganda machines of the cold war
>>>> era. Using acts of monopoly maintenance, undersells other
>>>> operating systems such as Linux by severely dropping their price
>>>> and twisting OEMS to support their cause as stated by the
>>>> evangelism document.
>>>>
>>>> This is all done to prevent Linux from gaining a foothold. We
>>>> have seen how that the netbooks have grown in requirement to the
>>>> point they are no longer netbooks, extension of an obsolete
>>>> operating system "Windows XP" to keep Microsoft applications
>>>> flowing.
>>>>
>>>> There is only one way to stop this machine, and it will have to
>>>> be at the behest of the worldwide governments, to continue their
>>>> legal actions to make things right. The other way is it fails
>>>> from within, collapses as we have seen a number of key officer
>>>> turnovers and resignations. Perhaps the two will bring it down.
>>>
>>> This was an excellent post. this needs to be posted every couple of
>>> days so newcomers (and others) would see it.
>>>
>>> it is no secret that Microsoft deploys these tactics here, they do
>>> it in all of the tech blogs and articles too.
>>>
>>> i really would like to see the day that the Justice department
>>> really takes Microsoft down.
>>
>> Seconded. But meanwhile there are other problems with companies like
>> Apple, which could choose a respectful model but instead chooses to
>> attack Android (Linux) with software patents and also become a
>> censor. Still, in many ways we're already seeing the end of Microsoft
>> as a 'top' [bull]dog.
>
> Corporate abuses have always been a concern, hence with countries
> including US having laws against unfair monopolisation of markets. At
> one time IBM was a problem. Half a century ago, Tucker was FUD'd by the
> US automotive industry to the extent that his superior car product never
> got a foothold into production manufacturing. We see that occurring
> with Linux today.
>
> IMHO, Microsoft does not want netbook hardware to become commoditised.
> It would obsolete their thick client model that so has been forcibly
> dominant costing the consumer, both business (from gravitating toward
> easier to manage, less costly thin clients) and consumer (netbooks).
>
> To sell operating systems, it is more profitable if the hardware remains
> thick instead of thin (thin clients and netbooks).
>
> It is definitely not about benefitting the buyer.
The European Commission has ruled against Microsoft on several occasions and so
has the USDOJ. Fortunately, future generations will have access to
the documents and see why the company once known as Microsoft
eventually perished.
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~~ Best of wishes
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