Microsoft Must be held accountable.

[Anton Markov]

As I have mentioned in my previous e-mail in this thread, Microsoft is 
simply following an immensely successful business strategy.  I 
completely agree with your accusations against their software, however 
lawsuits and insults are not what is needed to defeat the MS marketing 
machine.  (Fortunately) corporations can survive things like lawsuits 
better than individuals.  I will repeat again that the best way is 
education.  If we start forcefully changing Microsoft, not only will 
MS's accusations of 'communism' come true, but a lot of people will be 
very upset (face it, the best games are made for Microsoft systems 
[windows, xbox]).

JoeHill wrote:
> 
> If you follow the current trend, MS is working on making it impossible
> *not* to use their software, witness Palladium and their efforts to make
> MoBo manufacturers tie the BIOS to MS software. And the idea that MS
> gave the world computers is bunk, there would be a whole lot more
> plugged in people in this world if it were not for MS's *criminal
> behaviour* with respect to suppressing innovation and development. If
> anything, there are *fewer* useable computers in the world thanks to MS,
> since they've continually upped the hardware ante when it wasn't
> necessary, pushing perfectly useable machines into the junk heap.
> 

Can you PLEASE back up that paragraph with some facts.

Also, why don't you sue Mercedes for making their cars in such a way 
that only Mercedes headlights can be put in them.

> 
>>>And the only way to get their attention is to make Windows more
>>>difficult to use on the 'net, ie. find a way to identify the
>>>machines and shut them out.

Then you become no better than Microsoft.

> 
> 
> We won't be for long with that kind of complacent attitude.

You are right; it's already starting.


> This is not just going to work itself out, it's about time some people
> started messing up MS's bed.

And the way to do that is to educate people (and especially businesses) 
to switch to alternate operating systems and not buy Microsoft products. 
  This will hit them right in the pocket where it counts.  They will 
also see that people are *really* switching because of quality and will 
try to fix the situation.



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Anton Markov <("anton" + "@" + "truxtar" + "." + "com")>

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