This is a must-win battle, but just more important is the battle of
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Couched in negative terms
IT_User | 11/10/05
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Well, guess what, Microsoft is racing against time to
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Did you totally miss his point?
Real World | 11/10/05
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Call it what you want, but Microsoft is spending billions to get you
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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It's simple
Real World | 11/10/05
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But you have to point out exactly how Microsoft is screwing us, otherwise,
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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But that's not what you're doing
Real World | 11/10/05
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We are just talking about what Microsoft is doing, if you have an argument,
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Thanks Mr. Thought Police
Real World | 11/10/05
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Why don't you just try arguing your point, if you have one.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Hooked on Phonics didn't work for you, eh?
Real World | 11/10/05
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Yes, sometimes people want to call the facts "negative" when they don't
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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I quote my original post, nothing negative, just issues.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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Well said
IT_User | 11/10/05
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The message to you: Chill, we are only discussing the issues.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Let's be 100% clear
Real World | 11/10/05
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Give it a break, we are just discussing the issues.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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mjb, This is a mud-slinging political campaign.
Update victim | 11/10/05
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Sorry, I don't see it that way
Real World | 11/10/05
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We are not just talking about things that are illegal.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Breaking news, it's difficult to unseat the incumbent
Real World | 11/10/05
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It may be difficult to unseat an incumbent....not impossible
Laff | 11/10/05
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I agree, Jim
Real World | 11/10/05
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do you ever listen to yourself talking
stormdoor | 11/10/05
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Well, sure
Real World | 11/10/05
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You know the Micjrosoft line so well, free markets NOT affected by monopoly
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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The market is not free.
mosborne | 11/10/05
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Is Apple a major vendor?
Real World | 11/10/05
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mjb: So are you saying that a monopoly has no effect on choice??
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Give it up, Skippy.
Real World | 11/10/05
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Again, you have NO argument, and I seriously doubt you use Linux.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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Your constant ranting makes no sense!!!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/10/05
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Yes, the MS line, Monopolies do NOT affect choice in ANY way!!
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Donnieboy, we are going to get you a deprogrammer.
osreinstall | 11/10/05
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Now you are trying to say Open Document is not open????
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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It doesn't matter if the document is open, just accessable.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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They want more than just "accessable" they do not want one company,
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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You don't get it.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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Customers want compatibility. Customers want standards.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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Open source wants standards. Customers want results.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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And the result sustomers want: interoperability, quality and low price.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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Nope, Just results and the problem solved.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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Notice that Microsoft wants to boil this down to customer choice.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Gee, don't you believe in customer choice.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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Again, slooowly for the slow ones. Lock-in reduces choices.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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Very s l o o o o o w l y for Donnie the Troskyite.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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You will fnd few customers happy about high prices and low quality.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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MS's prices and quality are reasonable.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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If that was true, why is Microsoft afraid to compete on the merits??
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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MS isn't afraid. You are.
osreinstall | 11/11/05
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They should care if the "open" part of it
Boot_Agnostic | 11/12/05
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You compete with free by adding value. ODF has no value
osreinstall | 11/12/05
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Message has been deleted.
Reverend MacFellow | 11/10/05
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Can't resist....pull too strong...Arrrrggggghhhhh
Laff | 11/10/05
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Gotta put Anton Philidor in this group, too, Laff! (NT)
Judas I. | 11/10/05
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Not I..
Jeff Spicoli | 11/10/05
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Trolls
Roger Ramjet | 11/10/05
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Gotta disagree
IT_User | 11/10/05
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Monti Boy & Dollar Bill...
jbroche18 | 11/10/05
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Forgot the ever popular
IT_User | 11/10/05
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How about never posting an argument
voska | 11/10/05
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Bitty and crow-eating
jbroche18 | 11/10/05
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that's like the "giving comfort to the enemy" thingy
Jeff Spicoli | 11/10/05
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A troll mentions me as a troll!
Loverock Davidson | 11/10/05
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takes one to know one, troll
stormdoor | 11/10/05
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And then you responded... Takes one..(NT)
Loverock Davidson | 11/10/05
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Trolls
jbroche18 | 11/10/05
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Poll Tracking
seosamh_z | 11/10/05
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"Otherside" trolls
jbroche18 | 11/10/05
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Well...
Linux Advocate | 11/10/05
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Trollage
Unemployed IT Guy | 11/10/05
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See the first post in this talkback(nt)
Real World | 11/10/05
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Loverrock Davidson wins hands down .................
Can you hear me | 11/10/05
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Some people are obsessed with me 
Loverock Davidson | 11/10/05
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thats because its easy to
stormdoor | 11/10/05
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You shouldn't
Loverock Davidson | 11/10/05
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Yes, and you would be at the top of the list. (nt)
LoCal | 11/10/05
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...the list of people obsessed with you. (nt)
LoCal | 11/10/05
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Yes, its called self confidence (NT)
Loverock Davidson | 11/11/05
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Now that's not being a very good sport, ZDNet!
Jeff Spicoli | 11/10/05
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George Ou! You too!
Reverend MacFellow | 11/10/05
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It's almost like the censors are getting incensed ...
Judas I. | 11/10/05
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Can't believe they deleted the message!
Reverend MacFellow | 11/10/05
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Have to agree with Kinte on this one Zdnet.....what's up
Laff | 11/10/05
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Yeah, the only thing funnier than your post
IT_User | 11/10/05
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Troll award must go to . . .
Plain Logic | 11/10/05
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Don't dis someone with
B.O.F.H. | 11/11/05
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EA 85 IFF gathers steam
Roger Ramjet | 11/10/05
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No and here's why
techboy_z | 11/10/05
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on the other end of the stick
toxicfreak | 11/10/05
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"Not solely an Anti-Microsoft...
bmh129 | 11/10/05
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Agreed, and Microsoft wants to pretend people are ganging up on them.
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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States taking right angle
rkhalloran | 11/10/05
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Injecting common sense
IT_User | 11/10/05
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Ya gotta love this:
Judas I. | 11/10/05
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Agreed
Real World | 11/10/05
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The first bad idea
IT_User | 11/10/05
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Why use XML?
jorwell | 11/10/05
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Metadata
Roger Ramjet | 11/10/05
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No, the text has meaning
jorwell | 11/10/05
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That's not enough
techboy_z | 11/10/05
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I still don't see a benifit.
Yensi717 | 11/10/05
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There is a difference between typesetting a
michael_t | 11/10/05
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Well, with the open document format, they should be able to do as much or
DonnieBoy | 11/10/05
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Plain Text ** IS ** an approved Massachusetts format!
Rick S._z | 11/11/05
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Look beyond word processing
dbm@... | 11/14/05
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What the MA state senate should do...
techboy_z | 11/10/05
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You're half right . . .
Plain Logic | 11/10/05
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Just go ahead and support OpenDocument Microsoft
Boot_Agnostic | 11/11/05
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The filters do not work fine. Documents often do not print correctly.
DonnieBoy | 11/11/05
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