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Comment 931 for bug 1

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John Botscharow (jbotscharow) wrote on 2008-12-14: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

#931

A standing ovation for the lady. please. Tat was probably the best post
I've seen on this lit in quite some time!

And, yes, kylea, by our [Americna] definition, MS is guilty of numerous
anti-trust violations. The poblem, and the reason why MS has avoided the
leal penalties they so richly deserve, is that our judicial system has
lost its moral fortitude, unlike the EU Supreme Court And until the
American courts regain that fortitude and do what is right, MS will more
than likely keep the lion's share of the OS market. In my posts on my
blog [http://jbotscharow.wordpress.com for anyone interested], I have
talked about this situation, often referring to MS as the Borg of
Redmond, an appelation I find most fitting. Trying to get free of MS is
about as difficult in the real world as tryin to get free of the Borg in
the Star Trek Universe. Maybe even harder.

On Sun, 2008-12-14 at 04:41 +0000, kylea wrote:
> John - you are right - there is no such thing as a free lunch. One way
> or another we are doomed to suffer for what will set us free.
>
> However here is the point - If reporting of this bug and the "fix" for
> it is the eradication of Microsoft as a monopoly software vendor on
> PC's, it behooves all of us to continue to struggle.
>
> Good grief I have invested several hundred hours into getting Ubuntu
> 64bit to work is an acceptable manner. Its not perfect but I will never
> have to rely exclusively on Microsoft ever again and that is a good
> thing.
>
> There is a future that does not include 6mthly rebuilds and every
> decreasing productivity as my sparkling new laptop gets filled with
> junk.
>
> It's not about being true Linux users (IMHO) , its about everyone having
> access to the good value hardware and software so that they can enjoy
> the benefits of computing and interconnection with others.
>
> It's a complete rip off - every new version of Windows requires - guess
> what an new faster better PC!!! Talk about anti-Trust behaviour (as
> Americans call it). Bit of a coincidence don't we think!
>

A standing ovation for the lady. please. Tat was probably the best post
I've seen on this lit in quite some time!

On Sun, 2008-12-14 at 04:41 +0000, kylea wrote:
> John - you are right - there is no such thing as a free lunch. One way
> or another we are doomed to suffer for what will set us free.
> 
> However here is the point - If reporting of this bug and the "fix" for
> it is the eradication of Microsoft as a monopoly software vendor on
> PC's, it behooves all of us to continue to struggle.
> 
> Good grief I have invested several hundred hours into getting Ubuntu
> 64bit to work is an acceptable manner. Its not perfect but I will never
> have to rely exclusively on Microsoft ever again and that is a good
> thing.
> 
> There is a future that does not include 6mthly rebuilds and every
> decreasing productivity as my sparkling new laptop gets filled with
> junk.
> 
> It's not about being true Linux users (IMHO) , its about everyone having
> access to the good value hardware and software so that they can enjoy
> the benefits of computing and interconnection with others.
> 
> It's a complete rip off - every new version of Windows requires - guess
> what an new faster better PC!!! Talk about anti-Trust behaviour (as
> Americans call it). Bit of a coincidence don't we think!
>