Re: Boycott Microsoft
Posted in 1998
Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades
In article <35628D08.E505FDF1@cup.hp.com>, Andrew DeFaria <defaria@cup.hp.com>stepped up to the mike and sang: > --------------791332D8B14E19493DB3EDDB > 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 > > > > --------------791332D8B14E19493DB3EDDB > 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> > > --------------791332D8B14E19493DB3EDDB-- Fix your newsreader Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; U), check your newsgroups (since I don't see the group you mention anywhere in MY headers (comp.sys.apple2, alt.windows95, comp.databases.informix, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, microsoft.public.inetserver.iis, microsoft.public.internnet.mail, alt.invest), check your PC since it seems that it is not able to copy and paste text without modifying it (my address is NOT "morbuis@eatspame&die.net" but rather "morbius@eatspam&die.net") and lastly refrain from posting the same thing twice. Promise to do all of these things and in return I promise to keep your mystery group off my headers. Deal?...:) Morbius