Go ahead... eat the apple.. it will be OK...
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/27/04
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You mean like IBM?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/27/04
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Good one Ax!
Confused by religion | 09/27/04
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Is his miscomparison good or his loyal Microsoftie-ness?
Jeff Spicoli | 09/27/04
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Here's the difference.
Linux_Developer | 09/28/04
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IBM had to embrace OSS
dj_45_cal | 09/28/04
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Not quite.
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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Yes, IBM enjoys an illegal unethical monopoly
Jeff Spicoli | 09/27/04
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IBM tried
V Sanders | 09/27/04
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You are either a child or have a very short memory.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/27/04
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Why?
Martin Marvinski | 09/27/04
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Bingo
Jeff Spicoli | 09/28/04
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One point
rapson | 09/28/04
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One major difference...
MacCanuck | 09/28/04
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Another major difference
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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No insult intended.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Just like MS
nomorems | 09/28/04
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A bit, but then a bit not...
John Le'Brecage | 09/27/04
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Oh I grant they have their smiling face on,,,, today.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/27/04
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Rhetoric...
Martin Marvinski | 09/27/04
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IBM Historical context
B.O.F.H. | 09/27/04
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Good lord Martin, your talking about PCs.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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PC was open architecture because IBM was in hurry
voska | 09/28/04
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voska, you are dead wrong.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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How about the present?
Roger Ramjet | 09/28/04
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Pfft~
nomorems | 09/28/04
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Microsoft was CONVICTED, IBM was NOT convicted (NT)
Update victim | 09/28/04
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Because...
dj_45_cal | 09/28/04
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OS/2
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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The real reason OS/2 died was cost
voska | 09/28/04
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No, it died because it didn't have win32 extentions
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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And it didn't have those extentions because?
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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Because they didn't want to pay the license fee.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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[sigh] Irrelevant.
Linux_Developer | 09/28/04
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Standard Oil is a good comparison, to a point.
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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There's give and take with the community...
chiwawa | 09/27/04
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Come on...
Martin Marvinski | 09/27/04
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No...
chiwawa | 09/28/04
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So Microsoft is now venturing into the open source arena?
B.O.F.H. | 09/27/04
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Outstanding, an original post.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Well there goes open source
FilledOut | 09/27/04
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The MS Illusion
Immortal_z | 09/30/04
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ms may one day go linux
V Sanders | 09/27/04
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Ooh.. the ABMers are out tonight
d_jedi | 09/27/04
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Also notice MS software is in the TOP 5% of downloads.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/27/04
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Weren't you the one . . .
Roger Ramjet | 09/28/04
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Haha...then you contradict d_jedi's statement.
Linux_Developer | 09/28/04
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Counting FIXES and PATCHES? .(NT)
Update victim | 09/28/04
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I guess reading the article was too much for you.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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You overreact...
Martin Marvinski | 09/27/04
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Yes, yes they are
NonZealot | 09/27/04
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It's because...
rapson | 09/28/04
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Charity
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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"ABMers" or Trolls?
Linux_Developer | 09/28/04
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Who said I was a troll?
Jeff Spicoli | 09/28/04
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People who don't know an ogre when they see one
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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Wish I could edit...
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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Um, becaue yiu raise your hand at every opportunity.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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And how are you any different??...
Jeff Spicoli | 09/28/04
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Sorry but you are dead wrong Jeff.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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ABMers and NBMers are trolls..
d_jedi | 09/28/04
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Agreed We shoujld all be willing and ready to call
Laff | 09/28/04
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With an eye to Apple
Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
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Simple: MS has Shown itself to not be Trustworthy
brenthawkinsmd | 09/28/04
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Spot On~
nomorems | 09/28/04
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Millions say you are wrong.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Now what are the odds that MS would have done
Laff | 09/28/04
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About the same as Linux using a GUI if they didn't have MS.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Nice Try
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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Ah, but was it popular?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Wrong wording..
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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And Linux needs...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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True.
Patrick Jones | 09/28/04
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The Linux GUIS is a derived from other sources.
B.O.F.H. | 09/28/04
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And???? No one cares...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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Actually, it is only GNOME and KDE that are emulating Windows!
B.O.F.H. | 09/28/04
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enough with the shared source
alterego_z | 09/28/04
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ZDNET - Have you noticed a lot of stories with NO comments?
BitTwiddler | 09/28/04
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They're too stupid to fix it.
d_jedi | 09/28/04
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exactly....
Monkey_MCSE | 09/28/04
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MS trying to proprietize
hayesk | 09/28/04
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Isn't that how all for-profits work.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/28/04
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