I think that's why we cry foul. MS is in the position to give away any product for free and borg it onto 90% of the world's desktops.
Was bundling the browser with windows innovative? At the time it was the best way to kill Netscape, and that's the reason it was done.
So that's our beef. The FIN is whiney, roll-your-eyes, Johny-hit-me, spin doctoring. It's the sort of thing that moved many slash-dotters from saying "MS doesn't really bother me." to "I can't believe MS did THAT also."
Is MS evil? Pure evil? Some will tell you so, but most of us really just think they have a bad record of taking-over and hurting the computer industry.
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Transportation and shelter: What terrible things to let people have for free.
I mean, to download copies doesn't destroy the original car and house (perhaps Mr Drake's)
I think that's why we cry foul. MS is in the position to give away any product for free and borg it onto 90% of the world's desktops.
Was bundling the browser with windows innovative? At the time it was the best way to kill Netscape, and that's the reason it was done.
So that's our beef. The FIN is whiney, roll-your-eyes, Johny-hit-me, spin doctoring. It's the sort of thing that moved many slash-dotters from saying "MS doesn't really bother me." to "I can't believe MS did THAT also."
Is MS evil? Pure evil? Some will tell you so, but most of us really just think they have a bad record of taking-over and hurting the computer industry.