John.....
>>CT: According to the liberal intellectuals at Yale (my Alma Mater) the KGB papers which they became the custodians of vindicated McCarthy saying that he was 97 % correct. This comes from a school that has just about given it self over to socialism.
On your broader point anyone who wants the gov't. to force private cos. into rebating $ paid for O/S is insane or a budding communist.
JFD>>
Unless you want to continue hiding your head in the sand, the current administration is/has/will using/used/use any and all examples of anything/anywhere/anytime "doing wrong" to conveniently advance and extend it's power/conrol base.
With it's insistance on "doing no wrong" Microsoft made itself into one gorilla of a target.
When two classic political/economic energy-taking black holes fight it out everyone is impacted negatively. But, only to the extent that we give power to this affair as being critical to our lives and continue to "do nothing" about affirming/protecting our Constitutional rights.
You said you are a Constitutional Capitalist. But you didn't say anything about values relative to right vs. wrong. I happen to believe that capitalism is THE most moral form of economic organization invented by mankind.
I happen to believe that imbalances do work themselves out. I happen to believe in the spirit of the DOJ's case, but NOT the hidden agenda which this administration is riding behind the scenes to advance their influence in the world technology debate.
If the private market cannot effectively police itself it will always resort to going to mama government for help/assistance.
In the DOJ case, we've got a huge example which will ensure our government has more influence over technology development. If Gates and Balmer do anything to collude with governement in this process, then all bets are off. We've lost. Our rights, freedoms and liberties could end up being chewed up by a govt. electronic tracking mechanism which, thanks to Microsoft's support, allows enough security transparency to get the job done.
This is what the government is after. It could care less about the browser wars. Our rights to privacy are at stake.
Privacy, freedom to chose, freedom to express and secure our ourselves and our families from exposure to any and all unusual means which use fear, terror or force to control is what's at stake.
The Internet is a HUGE threat to these huge, dying power/control political/economic models which have withheld information used hidden agendas to further advance their cause.
Microsoft vs. Govt is the ulimate black hole war of wars.
If I believed Gates and Balmer were righteous enough to make this a fair fight of truth vs. darkness, then I'd say "go for it Bill."
But this is a caged cat and mouse game of chess. We have two cats after ONE mouse - US. ONE will win - has to win - or implode: ie. our federal government.
My bet is that this is a facade. We won't learn the "real story" until more time has passed.
So John, I'd like to see more positive energy and optimism behind your comings and going on this board. What do "you" really stand for? Can you "go higher" in this debate? Or do you still feel comfortable standing in the shadows being a proxy for Microsoft?
More people need to climb their personal trees and get a higher perspective on what's really happening here.
Peace.
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