Guest Alias Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: 1. Make the non-standard Office Suite the soup du jour on every table. This worked, except for the huge legal field, who continue with Word Perfect, and the 25% who have discovered Open Office/Star Office. 2. Let 'piracy' run rampant, until everyone is 'hooked' on their drug. Then, the continued habit will be very expensive. 3. Suppress all instances of mention of alternative OSes, better, or less expensive products, by a campaign of media lies and distortions. 4. Buy the press, bribe the media. Insert $1 billion in advertising and 'white papers'. Offer free stuff to independent bloggers. As soon as some customers people in the media objected, and stated that the Emperor has no clothes, the gig was up. PCWorld Editor has resigned rather than succumb to bribery, Huge corporations, hundreds of governments, tens of millions of individuals, have switched their platforms and products to avoid mediocrity. The OEM lock-in has crumbled. System76, Microtel, WalMart, Lenovo, Dell, had been shipping GNU/Linux and making their fortunes. Others are jumping onboard the gold train. My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to the 9 to 30 minute full install. If you had files in a previous OS on hard drive, do back them up to safe media. No more 'Tense Tuesdays' hoping the latest garbage from Microsoft doesn't hose the entire drive! -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest Mark Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game ROTFLMAO! "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:eQZsc8%234HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: > > 1. Make the non-standard Office Suite the soup du jour on every table. > This worked, except for the huge legal field, who continue with Word > Perfect, and the 25% who have discovered Open Office/Star Office. > > 2. Let 'piracy' run rampant, until everyone is 'hooked' on their drug. > Then, the continued habit will be very expensive. > > 3. Suppress all instances of mention of alternative OSes, better, or > less expensive products, by a campaign of media lies and distortions. > > 4. Buy the press, bribe the media. Insert $1 billion in advertising > and 'white papers'. Offer free stuff to independent bloggers. > > As soon as some customers people in the media objected, and stated that > the Emperor has no clothes, the gig was up. PCWorld Editor has resigned > rather than succumb to bribery, Huge corporations, hundreds of > governments, tens of millions of individuals, have switched their > platforms and products to avoid mediocrity. > > The OEM lock-in has crumbled. System76, Microtel, WalMart, Lenovo, Dell, > had been shipping GNU/Linux and making their fortunes. Others are > jumping onboard the gold train. > > My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to > the 9 to 30 minute full install. > > If you had files in a previous OS on hard drive, do back them up to safe > media. > > No more 'Tense Tuesdays' hoping the latest garbage from Microsoft > doesn't hose the entire drive! > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
Guest HeyBub Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Alias wrote: > > My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to > the 9 to 30 minute full install. > I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. Now that's not to say your current urging is likewise flawed, after all, a broken digital watch is never right. Me? I like to flog a dead horse when I come to it.
Guest Alias Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game HeyBub wrote: > Alias wrote: >> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >> > > I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth > Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. That said, I have never recommended any of those products so your source must be a good as your ability to reply to content rather than shooting the messenger due to your inability to refute what I posted but what else is new? > > Now that's not to say your current urging is likewise flawed, after all, a > broken digital watch is never right. > > Me? I like to flog a dead horse when I come to it. > > More like you've bought Redmond's con hook, line and sinker. -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest none Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Alias wrote: > HeyBub wrote: >> Alias wrote: >>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>> >> >> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. > > Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta Max was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass marketing was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. caver1
Guest Mark Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message news:46cb09e8$0$4035$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > Alias wrote: >> HeyBub wrote: >>> Alias wrote: >>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>> >>> >>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >>> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. >> >> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. > > > > Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta Max > was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass marketing > was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. > caver1 At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' StarOffice, is just another also ran.
Guest Alias Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Mark wrote: > "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message > news:46cb09e8$0$4035$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >> Alias wrote: >>> HeyBub wrote: >>>> Alias wrote: >>>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>>> >>>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >>>> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. >>> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. >> >> >> Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta Max >> was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass marketing >> was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. >> caver1 > > At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' > StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > I prefer ABIWord for word processing, also available for Windows. I admit, Outlook hasn't really been replaced with something decent, although there is hope with Evolution. -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest Gordon Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "Mark" <mark@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OZP6RvA5HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' > StarOffice, is just another also ran. Open Office is at LEAST the equivalent of MS Office 2002 - and as it is free, means for the average home user, it's FAR superior.
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:uxoeX2A5HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Open Office is at LEAST the equivalent of MS Office 2002 - When you are dealing with a product like Open Office, which purports to be a clone of Microsoft Office, and compatible with files produced by Microsoft Office, for most people the words "at least" are inappropriate. Even if it did something better than Microsoft Office, it the result was less compatible, it would make it a poorer product for most people. Neither Open Office, nor any other non-Microsoft office product, is 100% compatible. The more complex the document involved, the greater the compatibility issues are likely to be. I don't say that to try to dissuade anyone from using, or at least trying, Open Office, but only to point out that, since many people need to exchange documents with files created by Microsoft Office, it will *not* meet everyone's needs. > and as it is free, means for the average home user, it's FAR superior. *If* it meets someones needs regarding compatibility, yes it's clearly a better value. But if it doesn't, it's useless, regardless of the price. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > >
Guest Mark Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:eX1u%23yA5HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Mark wrote: >> "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message >> news:46cb09e8$0$4035$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >>> Alias wrote: >>>> HeyBub wrote: >>>>> Alias wrote: >>>>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>>>> >>>>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >>>>> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. >>>> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. >>> >>> >>> Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta >>> Max was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass >>> marketing was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. >>> caver1 >> >> At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' >> StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > I prefer ABIWord for word processing, also available for Windows. I admit, > Outlook hasn't really been replaced with something decent, although there > is hope with Evolution. I started with Wordstar(CPM). Went to MS Works(DOS). From there, I went to AmiPro(ne' Samma Word.) I kept with Amipro for quite awhile as MS-Word and WordPerfect (win) battled. I finally switched to Office 98 without any trouble in handling older work. At the time I switched, the big 3 (Ami, WP, and Office ) were mostly tit-for-tat, but MS had the edge on support. I currently use Office, but have a copy of WordPerfect installed. I used to install copies of StarOffice as new versions came out. The first free version was just an already failed. It got better as time passed, but even in its OpenOffice incarnation, it's not able to handle all of the past work done at my house. MS will always have the edge because they have the support structure needed. The great bazaar is too often just a flea market. I don't worry much about email products anymore... I dunno' its kinda' like worring about a hdtv when all the cable is providing is just rerun marathons. I'm currently using OE.... 'cause, I guess, it's "handy" and does the job. > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
Guest Mark Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:uxoeX2A5HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Mark" <mark@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OZP6RvA5HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' >> StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > > Open Office is at LEAST the equivalent of MS Office 2002 - and as it is > free, means for the average home user, it's FAR superior. Open Office isn't even the equalvent of Office98. The cost of OpenOffice, however, does make it perfect for those that don't really have anything too serious to do. Open Office fails miserably when it comes to user support. > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Whine, whine, whine... -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:eQZsc8%234HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: > > 1. Make the non-standard Office Suite the soup du jour on every table. > This worked, except for the huge legal field, who continue with Word > Perfect, and the 25% who have discovered Open Office/Star Office. > > 2. Let 'piracy' run rampant, until everyone is 'hooked' on their drug. > Then, the continued habit will be very expensive. > > 3. Suppress all instances of mention of alternative OSes, better, or > less expensive products, by a campaign of media lies and distortions. > > 4. Buy the press, bribe the media. Insert $1 billion in advertising > and 'white papers'. Offer free stuff to independent bloggers. > > As soon as some customers people in the media objected, and stated that > the Emperor has no clothes, the gig was up. PCWorld Editor has resigned > rather than succumb to bribery, Huge corporations, hundreds of > governments, tens of millions of individuals, have switched their > platforms and products to avoid mediocrity. > > The OEM lock-in has crumbled. System76, Microtel, WalMart, Lenovo, Dell, > had been shipping GNU/Linux and making their fortunes. Others are > jumping onboard the gold train. > > My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to > the 9 to 30 minute full install. > > If you had files in a previous OS on hard drive, do back them up to safe > media. > > No more 'Tense Tuesdays' hoping the latest garbage from Microsoft > doesn't hose the entire drive! > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
Guest Bill Sharpe Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game none wrote: > Alias wrote: >> HeyBub wrote: >>> Alias wrote: >>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>> >>> >>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, >>> Earth Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big >>> things. >> >> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. > > > > Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta > Max was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass > marketing was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. > caver1 One Betamax flaw was that the first tapes (later corrected) would only record for 90 minutes. Most movies ran longer than this. Bill
Guest Bill Sharpe Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Gordon wrote: > "Mark" <mark@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OZP6RvA5HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' >> StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > > Open Office is at LEAST the equivalent of MS Office 2002 - and as it is > free, means for the average home user, it's FAR superior. > > And, of course, MS Office is up to version 7. Not to knock OOo, which is an excellent program, especially at no cost. Bill
Guest Bob I Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Bill Sharpe wrote: > Gordon wrote: > >> "Mark" <mark@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OZP6RvA5HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>> At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, >>> ne' StarOffice, is just another also ran. >> >> >> >> Open Office is at LEAST the equivalent of MS Office 2002 - and as it >> is free, means for the average home user, it's FAR superior. >> > And, of course, MS Office is up to version 7. Not to knock OOo, which is > an excellent program, especially at no cost. > > Bill You mean Version 12? Office 2007 = Version 12
Guest Mark F. Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:eQZsc8%234HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: > < Whinning was removed to save bandwidth > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes Please. Talk to the penguin. http://www.linux.org/ Mark
Guest Alias Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Mark F. wrote: > "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message > news:eQZsc8%234HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: >> > > < Whinning was removed to save bandwidth > > >> -- >> Alias >> To email me, remove shoes > > Please. > > Talk to the penguin. > http://www.linux.org/ > > Mark > > Another who can't reply to content and can only lamely try to shoot the messenger to try and cover up the inability to refute what's been posted. -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest none Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Mark wrote: > "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message > news:46cb09e8$0$4035$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >> Alias wrote: >>> HeyBub wrote: >>>> Alias wrote: >>>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>>> >>>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >>>> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. >>> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. >> >> >> Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta Max >> was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass marketing >> was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. >> caver1 > > At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' > StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > Not really. They are getting better. The point is why not both? Most consumers don't need everything that MS products supply at a high cost. So let people have a choice and let these programs interact. The only reason not to is because MS knows that these programs are good and if they could interact with each other MS would lose control. caver1
Guest none Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Bill Sharpe wrote: > none wrote: >> Alias wrote: >>> HeyBub wrote: >>>> Alias wrote: >>>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, >>>> Earth Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big >>>> things. >>> >>> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. >> >> >> >> Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta >> Max was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass >> marketing was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. >> caver1 > One Betamax flaw was that the first tapes (later corrected) would only > record for 90 minutes. Most movies ran longer than this. > > Bill But it was corrected. Nothing human made is perfect. But good marketing can dupe the masses. caver1
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game We are replying to content. It's all whining. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message news:fagtgl$1b0$1@aioe.org... > Mark F. wrote: >> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message >> news:eQZsc8%234HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> The formula that helped Microsoft attain vast power and wealth was: >>> >> >> < Whinning was removed to save bandwidth > >> >>> -- >>> Alias >>> To email me, remove shoes >> >> Please. >> >> Talk to the penguin. >> http://www.linux.org/ >> >> Mark > > Another who can't reply to content and can only lamely try to shoot the > messenger to try and cover up the inability to refute what's been posted. > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
Guest Mark Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message news:46cc35a3$0$16436$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > Mark wrote: >> "none" <""caver\"@(none)"> wrote in message >> news:46cb09e8$0$4035$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >>> Alias wrote: >>>> HeyBub wrote: >>>>> Alias wrote: >>>>>> My recommendation is http://ubuntu.org and try the liveCD, then on to >>>>>> the 9 to 30 minute full install. >>>>>> >>>>> I seem to recall someone claiming you also recommended Beta Max, Earth >>>>> Shoes, used Edsels, and desktop fusion as being the next big things. >>>> Actually, Beta Max was very successful in some countries. >>> >>> >>> Beta Max is a good example of what marketing can do. Quality wise Beta >>> Max was far superior to VHS. Most pros bought Beta Max. Good mass >>> marketing was the only reason VHS finally won. The consumer was duped. >>> caver1 >> >> At least Beta Max was, in fact, a superior technology - OpenOffice, ne' >> StarOffice, is just another also ran. > > > Not really. They are getting better. The point is why not both? Most > consumers don't need everything that MS products supply at a high cost. > So let people have a choice and let these programs interact. The only > reason not to is because MS knows that these programs are good and if they > could interact with each other MS would lose control. > caver1 Are they? Well, OK, I guess that OpenOffice is better than it was when Sun first bought it. As I recall, the first version I download was an abomination that did everything good software wasn't supposed to do, such as take over the desktop. The last version I downloaded, which was a v2.?, failed to properly load a simple word doc that used outline formating. "Getting better" isn't enough if OpenOffice is seeking to attract current users of MS products. For that to happen, OpenOffice needs to at least equal the MS product. OpenOffice is just fine, however, for new users with little need to work with MS Even if OpenOffice caught up with or exceeded Office, OpenOffice would still need to provide user support comparable to what MS provides for its Office product. For instance, every month or so I get an email, "Microsoft Inside Office newsletter," that contains links to useful downloads, tutorials, and templates. The latest includes links to "back-to-school" clipart and templates. It also includes a "howto" that helps one create an access DB from an excel workbook.... nothing too complicated and it's all geared toward real endusers. One really only need to compare http://www.openoffice.org with http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx to get an idea of the real problem OpenOffice has to meet. Is Office expensive? Dang!. <G> Seriously, I spent hundreds of dollars for Office98 Pro way back when it first came out. I was still using Office 98 in 2006 with no problems. When a daughter went to University, I did upgrade to Office 2003, but I'm not really sure that I "had to." My view is the package is cheap by most real measures as the expense is easily spread out over years. When one compares the price with, oh, say the average cost of a console game, Office is cheap, indeed. Still, it's not as cheap as OpenOffice. Well, maybe, in the long run, it's cheaper than OpenOffice because MS offers practical support to real endusers that OpenOffice and, for that matter, most GNUey & Linuxy products just fail to provide. Do you guys ever stop to think that the "if only MS would let us" excuse is wearing thin? MS isn't your mother. MS works very hard to maintain their position by providing good products and good service at a reasonable price.
Guest Alias Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Gary S. Terhune wrote: > We are replying to content. It's all whining. > That, sir, is a baldfaced lie. -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game That's entirely a matter of opinion. AFAIC, it's all whining, starting with the subject.. That you include other data that, taken out of context, is true (or not) makes no difference. Not only is context part of the message, the author is also part of the message. You, for instance, apparently hate MS, hate Windows, ad infinitum. Your advice to people with broken Windows or other MS apps is to replace them with something else. "Hey, Mister. Can you tell me how to get my Ford started?" "Fords are CRAP. Get a Chevy." Yeah, that's real helpful. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message news:fahg6u$u39$1@aioe.org... > Gary S. Terhune wrote: >> We are replying to content. It's all whining. >> > > That, sir, is a baldfaced lie. > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
Guest Alias Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game Gary S. Terhune wrote: > That's entirely a matter of opinion. AFAIC, it's all whining, starting with > the subject.. That you include other data that, taken out of context, is > true (or not) makes no difference. Not only is context part of the message, > the author is also part of the message. You, for instance, apparently hate > MS, hate Windows, ad infinitum. Your advice to people with broken Windows or > other MS apps is to replace them with something else. Windows is a con game and you've bought into it hook, line and sinker. > > "Hey, Mister. Can you tell me how to get my Ford started?" > "Fords are CRAP. Get a Chevy." > > Yeah, that's real helpful. > I use XP every day and give help on the XP newsgroup quite often. How else could I play Devil May Cry 3 if I didn't have XP? -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: Redmond's Con Game If MS, Windows, Office, etc., are con games, why do you support the cons with your money? Or do you steal all your MS software? (Really, that's a question. Either you support MS or you steal their stuff. There isn't any other option.) You DO have free will in the matter. Of course Bill Gates is a con man. 99% of all successful business owners are con men. Doesn't matter. You can include all the true facts you want to (and I'm not saying all your assertions are true -- I don't know, didn't bother to read it all), your message is that MS is an Evil Empire stealing from all of us. So what, who cares? In context, it's all whining. FYI, whining is symptom of a persecution complex, and in your case it's a serious one. Recommend you go into seclusion (to protect yourself from the persecutors) and work on that one. Also recommend you stop feeding the sharks if you're so afraid they'll eat you. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message news:fahipv$7dc$1@aioe.org... > Gary S. Terhune wrote: >> That's entirely a matter of opinion. AFAIC, it's all whining, starting with >> the subject.. That you include other data that, taken out of context, is >> true (or not) makes no difference. Not only is context part of the message, >> the author is also part of the message. You, for instance, apparently hate >> MS, hate Windows, ad infinitum. Your advice to people with broken Windows or >> other MS apps is to replace them with something else. > > Windows is a con game and you've bought into it hook, line and sinker. > >> >> "Hey, Mister. Can you tell me how to get my Ford started?" >> "Fords are CRAP. Get a Chevy." >> >> Yeah, that's real helpful. >> > > I use XP every day and give help on the XP newsgroup quite often. How > else could I play Devil May Cry 3 if I didn't have XP? > > -- > Alias > To email me, remove shoes
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