Re: Boycott Microsoft
Posted in 1998
Topics: General Discussion
In alt.destroy.microsoft Robin <nospam@deleteyou.net> wrote: > In article <ejohnsonEsxB5w.Ay0@netcom.com>, ejohnson@netcom.com (Eric > Johnson) wrote: WHAT ROBIN SAID!!! Mike > > Michael Hunter <mhunter@umr.dot.edu> writes: > > > > >> Mark "I suck" Peters > > > > >That's quite a name you got there... > > > > Gee! You're so damn funny. You obviously have to resort to personal > > attacks rather than risk making a philosophical defense for your > > collectivist-statist position. Your whole argument consists of using > > a dollar sign in the name of Microsoft. You're a real bright guy! > > > > -Eric Johnson > > Software Engineer > > Defend Microsoft! www.moral-defense.org > 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