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The Only Way Microsoft Can Die is by Suicide

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-friday-without-cringely-is-like-a-friday-without-bagels dept.

Bitseeker writes "Robert X. Cringley's latest article is online. He opens with: 'When I wrote last week about my conclusion that the legal system -- any legal system -- is unequipped to change Microsoft's monopolistic behavior, I had no idea that within 24 hours, Sun Microsystem would be throwing in the towel, trading its so-called principles for $1.95 billion in cash. So I guess I was right. Only now, a few thousand readers out there expect me to blithely produce an answer to the problem of what to do to bring Microsoft into the civilized world. Well, I say it can't be done.'"

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  1. An Alternative Way by ravenspear · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1. Pwn Bill's box
    2. Mass email his private confessions to Steve B.
    3. PROFIT!!
    4. Watch as Bill takes on a malicious, narcissistic revenge complex that causes him to invoke the DMCA on all Windows users
    5. In their fury to preserve the law, the Feds decide to have Windows declared illegal

  2. Linux isnt the only alternative by gad_zuki! · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's the real problem with some people here. They think the only alternative to Windows is Linux, while completely ignoring Apple's offerings, which are focused on ease of use.