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Technology Stocks : MSFT (Microsoft) vs. DOJ (Department of Justice) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: nihil who wrote (144)	1/30/1999 10:52:00 AM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 185

Consumer choice apparently frightens you. Maybe you should use other operating systems before forming an opinion. Otherwise you look like a cult member. Check out Scientology and Amway. It sounds like you fit the psychological profile. "I don't have to meet you demands." Your profile claims you are a "professor". My guess is that you're not an English professor. Check your degree. Does it say "Pacific Western" on it anywhere? I didn't ask you to meet any "demands" and your Mercedes analogy makes no sense whatsoever. Please seek professional help. Dell and Compaq are beginning to offer Red Hat Linux. Is that what frightens you? MSFT is a great internet play. Their operating system franchise is at risk in the long term. It's still a great company and a great stock. Keep up the ridiculous posts. This if FUN. Best of luck. Linux ... the best things in life are free.

To: nihil who wrote (144)	1/30/1999 4:17:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 185

It appears to me that Microsoft endorses LINUX! "If we don't concentrate we stand a very real chance of being eclipsed," Paul Maritz, the company's No. 3 executive, said in answer to questions from a Microsoft lawyer. Maritz testified that Windows faces competition from the Linux operating system, which can be downloaded for free on the Web or purchased from several publishers. "Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system," said Maritz, Microsoft's group vice president for platforms and applications. "There are and will be large numbers of applications available for it." Some people report difficulties in installing Linux, but Maritz dismissed such problems. Maritz, who oversees much of the software development at Microsoft, said his college-age son had used the family's high-speed Internet connection at home to download and install Linux in 30 minutes. wired.com Microsoft executives are capable of telling the truth when pressed. Mr. Gates and Mr. Maritz agree with me. Attend a stockholder meeting and take your complaints to management. I'm just a grunt. Best of luck.