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Microsoft Expert Witness Stumbles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everyone-feel-bad-for-stu dept.

parking_god writes "MIT prof Stuart Madnick, testifying on MS's behalf, was caught out twice when a government attorney asked him to name an OS (other than one made by Microsoft) where the browser couldn't be removed. Madnick also faltered on several other questions." Basically he doesn't understand what GNOME and KDE are, and since we're all holier-than-thou know-it-alls around here, we might as well laugh at Microsoft's expense ;)

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  1. Ha Ha.... by jjsjeff · · Score: 0, Troll

    I just rooted your witness!

    All your base are belong to us MSFT!



  2. IE is just a shell by sql*kitten · · Score: 2, Troll

    a government attorney asked him to name an OS (other than one made by Microsoft) where the browser couldn't be removed. Madnick also faltered on several other questions.

    Is Internet Explorer any less a part of Windows than the shell is a part of Unix? Where exactly do you draw the line? Discuss.

    1. Re:IE is just a shell by theolein · · Score: 0, Troll

      The shell in Unix underlies the Unix permissions system.

  3. Holier than thou? by zerOnIne · · Score: 1, Troll

    Excuse me sir, but I am not a holier-than-thou! I will have you know that I am *far* above such infantile behavior. Only an *idiot* would adopt such a stance, and am I ever glad that I'm not like *them*. I'm good and I'm humble, much unlike the rest of you.

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