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DOJ Argues in Favor of MS Settlement
hpa writes: "It is described in this article on CNET the Department of Justice is arguing in favour of the proposed settlement, because the government's case was too weak to impose additional penalties on Microsoft. Somehow this seems like a very odd thing to me, effectively the prosecution is pleading on the part of the defendant..." There's also an AP story.
But how can someone be a monopoly where there are multiple other options? Apple, Linux, etc?
How is anyone prevented from using non-Microsoft software? I've always been able to buy boxes from local small-shop without Windows. I run a totally Microsoft-free life, and don't have any trouble doing so.
Again, this is probably a naive question, but maybe someone could inform me.
I have tried in vain to pimp Linux to everyone I know but the answer is still the same. Either "There is no software for it" or "it's too hard". I mention this here as I am trying to understand why people keep chosing MS over linux (I am aware that about 80% of Windows users have never even heard of Linux which is an issue in itself). Anyhow, both of which couldn't be further from the truth. Linux is very different but its advantages are clear (Not crashing all the dam time for a start) KDE and Gnome make everything nice 'n easy for the newbies and there is no end of free software on the net. After thinking about this for a while I realized that it all came down to conformity. The "everyone else has it so I have to attitude" and I realized that the neumerous arguments I've had in real life with my many student peers over this issue were all in vain as the above mentality is as irrational as it comes and as Ingersoll said "To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead". So let's just sit back take the time to congratulate ourselvs for using an OS that we couldn't expect any more from, laugh at the ignorant Windows weenies and then we can write to our senators and register our opinions on M$ so they can ignore us as they cash another check from them.
Sometimes I like to jack off while watching mr. gates on television. he's so, sexy.
im happy.
And Bush is an absoloute lackey.
The IRS is only too ghlad to make him out to be liar.
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As best I understand (which is admittedly not that good at the best of times, and certainly not good at this hour of the morning), a troll is a post that seems to some moderators to be deliberately making partially inflammatory statements. I'd tend to think it's more like trawling, ie fishing for an impassioned response.
I would guess that your posts got moderated as trolls because many habitual users of slashdot, like other forums (forae? Don't ask me to know any English right now, much less discern the latin or otherwise etymology of a word), forget that there might be those who can ask a question innocently, rather than spoiling for a fight. I apologise on their behalf: hell, feeling the way I do this morning, I apologise on my behalf (and have done so to the unfortunate soul I share an office with).
Dreck, I'll just stop here or I'll witter on interminably...