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Microsoft - The <b>Evil</b> empire
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1500 It's probably a just ploy to make it look like they care about other platfKal-2/18/1999
1499 <i>Why then do they still produce Office for Macintosh, and Internet ExplRobert Winchell-2/18/1999
1498 <I> Yes they are. Any application/technology that MS develops for somethiPrognosticator-2/18/1999
1497 windows has more bugs. AN OS bears more responsiblility It has to manage everytKal-2/18/1999
1496 >good idea. Do you think it's legal? No. I think the license he has is jim shiau-2/17/1999
1495 <i>good idea. Do you think it's legal? May that'd be an excellentJC Jaros-2/17/1999
1494 <i>Agreed. Except that MS used illegal practices, and, cared less than anRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1493 <i>Okay. In the meantime though, I'm going to upload all of my unusedRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1492 <i>You understood fine. They would stand to gain the future. And keep WinRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1491 good idea. Do you think it's legal? May that'd be an excellent idea ifKal-2/17/1999
1490 <i> Do they HAVE to do that? OF COURSE NOT! They more than make upKal-2/17/1999
1489 <i>Gates et al are interested in products that make money. Same as Sun, Kal-2/17/1999
1488 <i>Makers will charge you $X for Windows, even if it isn't installed.JC Jaros-2/17/1999
1487 <i> You cannot presently purchase a home PC from a top tier OEM without pRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1486 <I>I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Are you asking whPrognosticator-2/17/1999
1485 <i>True, although both of these are very recent. You can also buy a PC wiJC Jaros-2/17/1999
1484 <i>Control It's a pathological obsession. They don't have controlRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1483 OFF TOPIC: February 17, 1999 14:41 Alydaar Acquires Next Generation Web ServeProbity-2/17/1999
1482 <i>Why then, do they insist on ceding the entire Java marketplace to Kal-2/17/1999
1481 <i>Let's assume for a moment that this is all true. This represents tRobert Winchell-2/17/1999
1480 <I> If yes, please tell everyone which app is slower than JAVA. If you caPrognosticator-2/17/1999
1479 <I> Java is awesome, if you like being slow, substandard multimedia and 3Prognosticator-2/17/1999
1478 <i>Bzzt. You can buy an UltraSparc with Linux. If not now, you will soon Robert Winchell-2/17/1999
1477 >Actually, every single one of these points describes Windows more than it djim shiau-2/17/1999
1476 <i>Go buy a Mac without MacOS installed and/or a Sun workstation/server wJC Jaros-2/17/1999
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