The Wise Guy Defense techweb.com
Boy, that Wise Guy Defense sure is tricky -- alienate the judge, the computer manufacturers, and the public in one fell swoop. Microsoft's performance during the hearing is disingenuous. It's got the feel of bad faith. And worse, Microsoft doesn't seem to care.
Microsoft has always been the company we love to hate. But despite the knocks -- it makes second-rate software, it lacks innovation, it engages in suspect business practices -- Microsoft has always had our grudging respect as that great American icon: the Giant of Industry.
We've been willing to forgive it almost anything by virtue of its sheer accomplishment. But that's over now that Microsoft has put its arrogance on public display. Win, lose, or draw, this week, Microsoft lost the benefit of the doubt.
Bad news, Bill. We all have to sit in class. Nobody likes a wise guy.
Well, it's all part of the duality of man, the Jungian thing. Of course, to everything there is a season, and I'd never dream of cracking wise to a cop who pulled me over for speeding. But that's just me.
Cheers, Dan. |
