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Technology Stocks : Microsoft - The Evil empire -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Robert Winchell who wrote (1149)	6/2/1998 5:20:00 PM
From: Kal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1600

Well then, I like to argue too (honestly) The bottom line of my arguments against microsoft is the silliness of their claims of innovation and integration. the browser needn't be part of the OS. For my needs, I stopped installing any new software, from ms, or others, unless I absolutely need it. The reason is: I don't have the time or energy or interest to resolve all these clashes and crap-ups the oS keeps having. I'm forced to reinstall win95 every 4-6 months. I have to recreate every customization I have. That's crappy. I used to love to try out new software on my machine, but not any more, not on win95. Clear?

To: Robert Winchell who wrote (1149)	6/2/1998 6:43:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1600

Microsoft is evil. While it may not have evil intent, it squashes creativity and is killing the business of developing application software. Just as Atari killed the videogame industry for awhile, we are experiencing the same type of a fall. (but for completely different reasons.) We're just on the cusp of that, though, and most people cannot see it. Furthermore, it is quite sad when consumers end up spending way too much money on crappy products when superior ones are there. I hate seeing ignorant people taken advantage of and screwed over this way. It leads to disgruntlement and a poor opinion of the software development industry. (I've seen this from my father, and both me and my mother are professional programmers! My father is tired of buying software and finding it doesn't work.) Dragonfly