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When was the last time you tried Linux?

We're fans because:

1) We utterly disagree with Microsoft's monopolistic business practices and don't want to support it.
2) Legal cases have always resulted in a slap on the wrist when Microsoft had the intention of completely destroying a competitor and thus becoming a monopoly.
3) Microsoft bundles more and more software in their operating systems squeezing out independent vendors.
4) Charges more and more money for stupid features.
5) Linux offers an affordable alternative that actually works - $60-$90 per desktop license; and some are free.
6) Linux does not have the large security issues, high visibility, and large hacker community hostile to it that Microsoft has.

It's OK to make good products. It's even OK to get to the top of your market. But to have as a goal the utter destruction of your competitors, and to carry it out systematically, is an egregious violation of the spirit of capitalism. It's up to each person to take responsibility for it to run correctly. And because of that, what exists now is what we deserve. I'm one for the side of fixing Microsoft's monopoly created by all of us.

Posted by: cristobalm   Posted on: 05/22/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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