Re: Boycott Microsoft
In article <35628B9E.A031E635@cup.hp.com>, Andrew DeFaria <defaria@cup.hp.com>stepped up to the mike and sang: > --------------12178221FCD4AC2B10E443AE > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Morbius wrote: > > > In article <6jpigm$r5a$1@ecuador.it.earthlink.net>, "Rick Bramblett" > > <mispbp@earthlink.net>stepped up to the mike and sang: > > > > > >Of course you know that translates into M$ forces software on you (IE) > > > >and Apple doesnt. > > > You are wrong there my friend, Apple (in OS-8) includes Netscape4.0 and > > > automatically installs it without asking you if you want it. > > > > Incorrect. OS8 does not force you to install ANY browser. I does install > > one only if you select "Easy Install", at the begining of the > > installation. If you select "Custom Install", you get to pick what > > components are installed. > > > > Morbius > > With the telling return address of morbuis@eatspame&die.net I can tell you're > a real chummy fellow. Now could you please take this silly little, eh... > discussion off of comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial (edit the newsgroups line > before you post) because we, quite frankly, don't care about it! > > Thanks. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Andrew DeFaria <defaria@cup.hp.com> > Hewlett Packard - ADL/PDL > Phone: (408)-447-5741 > Home Page: http://www.defaria.com > Unofficial Quicken 98 Web Page: http://www.defaria.com/Quicken > > > --------------12178221FCD4AC2B10E443AE > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <HTML> > Morbius wrote: > <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>In article <6jpigm$r5a$1@ecuador.it.earthlink.net>, > "Rick Bramblett" > <BR><mispbp@earthlink.net>stepped up to the mike and sang: > > <P>> >Of course you know that translates into M$ forces software on you > (IE) > <BR>> >and Apple doesnt. > <BR>> You are wrong there my friend, Apple (in OS-8) includes Netscape4.0 > and > <BR>> automatically installs it without asking you if you want it. > > <P>Incorrect. OS8 does not force you to install ANY browser. I does install > <BR>one only if you select "Easy Install", at the begining of the > <BR>installation. If you select "Custom Install", you get to pick what > <BR>components are installed. > > <P>Morbius</BLOCKQUOTE> > With the telling return address of morbuis@eatspame&die.net I can tell > you're a real chummy fellow. Now could you please take this silly little, > eh... discussion off of comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial (edit the newsgroups > line before you post) because we, quite frankly, don't care about it! > > <P>Thanks. > <CENTER> > <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%">Andrew DeFaria <defaria@cup.hp.com></CENTER> > > <CENTER>Hewlett Packard - ADL/PDL</CENTER> > > <CENTER>Phone: (408)-447-5741</CENTER> > > <CENTER>Home Page: <A HREF="http://www.defaria.com">http://www.defaria.com</A></CENTER>; > > <CENTER>Unofficial Quicken 98 Web Page: <A HREF="http://www.defaria.com/Quicken">http://www.defaria.com/Quicken</A></CENTER>; > > <CENTER> </CENTER> > </HTML> > > --------------12178221FCD4AC2B10E443AE-- No problem. I am willing to oblige just as soon as you fix your newsreader (see above) and you explain which one of the following groups is "comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial" (since these are the groups to which my posting went: comp.sys.apple2, alt.windows95, comp.databases.informix, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, microsoft.public.inetserver.iis, microsoft.public.internnet.mail, alt.invest