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Milly, I see nothing wrong with his original post ...
I agree that the term 'village idiots' is simply not appropriate and indeed says something about the person using the derisive term. But in this case Donnie is merely pointing out a fact. The states (and foreign powers) are indeed intending to force Microsoft to the wall on this one and it very much looks like they are finding at least some degree of success. If they do succeed which is actually quite likely, you will probably be able to buy MS Office for close to 1/4th the price it now sells for because it is in fact ridiculously over priced. It is priced at a level that would simply never fly in a truly competitive marketplace. That is one reason why MS is the money factory it is. But all that is now changing. The marketplace is accomplishing what the DOJ failed to do and it is very likely that the DOJ will revisit the issue as well. Administrations change and American politics weaves from left to right and back again as the years pass. Some administrations like this one are very 'business friendly'. Others are not. Their time will come. But be that as it may, their current prices for their products are extremely unsustainable over the long term and that is a fact.
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Let the lobbying begin  say_what | 02/07/07
This is great news for taxpayers. MS will be forced to support ODF and  DonnieBoy | 02/07/07
Youseem to be pretty strong on forcing people to do things  Confused by religion | 02/07/07
Better for a customer to force a vendor  Michael Kelly | 02/07/07
Uh, Milly?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/07/07
No, I am for choice where choice is appropriate  Confused by religion | 02/07/07
Milly, I see nothing wrong with his original post ...  George Mitchell | 02/07/07
Don't worry about DB milly  John Zern | 02/07/07
So what's your beef?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
Choose to work someplace  Boot_Agnostic | 02/08/07
"Forcing" people to use specific applications is the way its done ...  George Mitchell | 02/07/07
Hypocrisy anyone? Yes please.  seosamh_z | 02/07/07
For some, not all, it's a argument of preferred hatreds  Boot_Agnostic | 02/08/07
Actually  DemonX | 02/08/07
Just more hypocricy ...  George Mitchell | 02/08/07
So all those Corel and Lotus 123  Confused by religion | 02/07/07
Not true  DemonX | 02/08/07
Reality check  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
You are confusing applications with formats ...  George Mitchell | 02/08/07
Sounds like Sun will supply a plugin, and MS is working on a vertsion of  DonnieBoy | 02/08/07
On the contrary, by using an open standard, the states will be free to pick  DonnieBoy | 02/08/07
The biggest thing here is that governents and large corporations can use  DonnieBoy | 02/08/07
Don't hold your breaths  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/07/07
Clarification  Richard Flude | 02/07/07
Message has been deleted.  mcoulange | 02/07/07
Hey don't forget those old Corel and Lotus docs  Boot_Agnostic | 02/08/07
I'm just glad their exercising their ability to choose  Boot_Agnostic | 02/09/07

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