Re: Boycott Microsoft

In message <6jl2sl$l2p@news.or.intel.com>, "Scott Willsey" <Scott_A_Willsey_nospam@ccm.fm.intel.com> wrote: > > What's there to defend? M$? Why bother? They already got more stooges, > >peons and apologists than they can use. Besides, people who defend M$ tend > >to be a bunch of self-serving hypocrites who are defending themselves > >really (especially the Windows developers). By defending M$, they are > >trying to defend the entity who puts bread on their tables. While that is > >perfectly understandable (from the perspective of a human nature weakness) > >it is still morally reprehensible to defend fraud and corruption, just so > >one may ensure one's income. Selfishness can not be reconciled with the > >good of the many (computer users in general). Read about Socrate's trial > >and suicide, sometime. > > > >Morbius > > > Idiots who refer to Microsoft as 'M$' seem to forget that companies like $un > and Net$cape are also trying to make money. In fact, if they could be in > Microsoft's position, they would. But, since they aren't, they have to get > the government involved in the industry. Smooth move. Just what we need, > *more* government control over things that don't concern them. > > People who think the companies begging the government to squish Microsoft > are any better are kidding themselves. They just aren't as successful. > > Scott > > ----------------------------------------------------- > I do not speak for Intel, and they > wouldn't want to say what I'm > thinking either! > > I personally have nothing against Microsoft... yet. I at the very least support the investigations towards the company in order to keep it that way. Microsoft has a virtual monopoly of the software market which in the future can make it very dangerous. If the Justice Department sees a possible breach of anti-trust laws they should by all means at the least investigate. The browser wars have put in the forefront how Microsoft can use its monopolistic muscle to bring to its knees a company that had virtual monopoly of another market. I see nothing wrong with Microsoft wanting to make more money. That's what a free market economy is all about. But I can see certain future dangers that should be a dressed how before it's too late. Douglas J. Romero, MD Unirersity of Virginia Roanoke-Salem Psychiatry Program email: dromero@roanoke.infi.net