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Gasp!! aureolin@... | 09/03/04

Competition and the Law Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/03/04

Innvoation xyz10_z | 09/03/04

BWAHAHAHAHA!! Jeff Spicoli | 09/03/04

The sky is falling nomorems | 09/03/04

I love the smell of competiton in the morning Squawkbox | 09/03/04

Not so fast. Suicida| | 09/05/04

Ummmm, here's a thought..... Sir_Chancealot | 09/07/04

MS crazy like a fox John Zern | 09/05/04

Nice to see an honest filing with the SEC. No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/03/04

I'll take it that's a shot at Red Hat Michael Kelly | 09/03/04

No, but now that you mention it... No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/03/04

It is a rare site. doe_z | 09/03/04

Just yesterday... sa_z | 09/03/04

You must have been on drugs... No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/03/04

Re: You must have been on drugs... none none | 09/03/04

must have been truth drugs hipparchus2000 | 09/03/04

Here is your post (link included) B.O.F.H. | 09/03/04

Now I see why your confused. No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/04

while respnding to you is something of a WOMBAT.... B.O.F.H. | 09/04/04

Not honest, just excuse! sa_z | 09/03/04

What was Red Hats "excuse" then? No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/03/04

Hypocritical bitty AmusedAtItAll | 09/03/04

It'a about honesty. No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/04

What you are referencing is called ?cookie jar accounting? B.O.F.H. | 09/04/04

If MS seems honest and up front.... Mack DaNife | 09/07/04

Well no kidding! Linux User 147560 | 09/03/04

Mission Accomplished? seosamh_z | 09/03/04

Can you say Munich? Jeff Spicoli | 09/03/04

The word is German, pronounced, "Extravagant disaster." Anton Philidor | 09/03/04

First Munich unt zen ze vorld seosamh_z | 09/03/04

Don't jerk too fast with your own claims. systemcleaner | 09/03/04

Relax seosamh_z | 09/04/04

You two ought to get along better... Linux_Developer | 09/04/04

Why the extra about the US army? Linux_Developer | 09/03/04

As I was walking up the stair... Anton Philidor | 09/03/04

ghandi's first stage hipparchus2000 | 09/03/04

Learning Linux is good thing voska | 09/07/04

ZDNet killjoys Anton Philidor | 09/03/04

"Killjoys". I love it! Linux_Developer | 09/03/04

I don't get it either... nomorems | 09/03/04

That's not exactly what I meant. Linux_Developer | 09/03/04

Okay, you didn't believe Linux gained on Windows. Anton Philidor | 09/03/04

Did Microsoft lie to the SEC? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/04/04

About the existence of a possible threat? No. Anton Philidor | 09/04/04

Not quite. systemcleaner | 09/04/04

The magic word is "product" Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/05/04

Re: Okay, you didn't believe Linux gained on Windows. none none | 09/04/04

Yes, open source is not proprietary software Anton Philidor | 09/04/04

Re: Yes, open source is not proprietary software none none | 09/04/04

Where the difference roymac_z | 09/16/04

Why should it matter where the competition comes from? rafe01 | 09/05/04

One Windows fancier is leaping joyously.... tgrady | 09/07/04

When you guys start seeing paid programming jobs disappearing ... P. Douglas | 09/03/04

Bzzt.. nomorems | 09/03/04

A few decades ago... doe_z | 09/03/04

Bad analogy seosamh_z | 09/03/04

Does not compute AmusedAtItAll | 09/03/04

No need to replace it seosamh_z | 09/04/04

No need to replace it??? systemcleaner | 09/04/04

As usual. systemcleaner | 09/04/04

Comprehentionally challenged? seosamh_z | 09/05/04

Ethically challenged? Linux_Developer | 09/05/04

To Linux_developer seosamh_z | 09/05/04

To seomsah none none | 09/05/04

That is a fallacy Mack DaNife | 09/07/04

Maybe we will need fewer programmers, open source is more efficient. DonnieBoy | 09/03/04

You guys are cutting off your noses to spite your faces (NT) P. Douglas | 09/03/04

You can't stop progress. Lower costs and higher quality are comming. DonnieBoy | 09/04/04

Better apps seosamh_z | 09/03/04

last time it was outsourcing to india hipparchus2000 | 09/03/04

They will disappear without OSS... boomslang_z | 09/05/04

It must be better than I thought whisperycat | 09/05/04

Let the job boards speak for themselves.... parksmike@... | 09/06/04

Job shuffling is part of life. Mack DaNife | 09/07/04

Poor Mike Cox Michael Kelly | 09/03/04

Step 1. Get head out of sand! kd5auq | 09/03/04

Good luck with the rest of the programme (NT) seosamh_z | 09/03/04

Windows OS is so overprice STFU NOOB | 09/03/04

Then don't buy it Michael Kelly | 09/03/04

It's OK MS ... michael-t | 09/03/04

Considering AbsolutelyNot | 09/03/04

That notebook is nx5000. chiishen | 09/03/04

I run SuSE 9.1 Pro on Linux User 147560 | 09/03/04

i run SuSE 9.1 pro on... doh123 | 09/07/04

hp linux solutions... Arm A. Geddon | 09/03/04

Readying to Pounce JAS2803 | 09/03/04

and remember how buying a PC meant only from IBM Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/03/04

Everyone remember that shampoo commercial.. Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/03/04

turn out the light...... supoman | 09/04/04

Too bad about the towels. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/04/04

This is an illusion asky | 09/04/04

Whoa. I didn't think about that. Linux_Developer | 09/04/04

Everythings a threat John Zern | 09/05/04

If they jump in they will Linux User 147560 | 09/06/04

only office and windows make money jcall_z | 09/07/04

Could be... John L. Ries | 09/04/04

What if we don't need more features hipparchus2000 | 09/05/04

BUT YOU DO NEED NEW FEATURES LIKE DRM V Sanders | 09/05/04

Better yet: "Do you know where you've been today?", MS. (nt) doe_z | 09/05/04

Why? Is honesty only Microsoft? (NT) Update victim | 09/06/04

people use the word "STEAL" too much these days V Sanders | 09/05/04

Yeah but... doe_z | 09/05/04

Gonna agree with "asky" 100% on this one. John Zern | 09/05/04

Here I have to Linux User 147560 | 09/06/04

boilerplate language asky | 09/06/04

It is Microsoft's interest to hide their fear of Linux George Mitchell | 09/06/04

Just give up MS FilledOut | 09/06/04

SALE SALE SALE Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 09/06/04

Can't wait to see how others are impacted FilledOut | 09/12/04

Linux continues to steal business??? j_backer@... | 09/15/04

Who cares and why should they? Looneytoon | 01/10/06

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