On Nov 10, 12:02*pm, Dave U. Random inter.net> wrote:
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...1/09/BU54140O0....
>
> Microsoft is losing revenue to Linux and this is only the beginning. New ultra-low cost netbooks (< $100 USD) will appear before the end of this year and next year. During the holiday season 2009, Microsoft's Windows 7 willneed to battle dozens of sub $75 USD netbooks, dirt cheap, which lack eventhe ability to run Windows XP, turning every sale into a lost Windows customer. Many of these users will be thrilled to find that virusses and malware are simply non-existent on Linux and that these devices are extremely reliable, almost appliance like devices. Virus and malware writers will be worried since their ability to spam and perform DDoS attacks will be comprimised if not lost.
>
> Frankly, I think that Microsoft has lasted much longer than I would have thought. Almost a decade ago, when I first got involved with Linux, I was convinced that within 5 years the market would have moved on to Linux, due to its incredible reliability, security, flexibility and ultra-low cost. It took a little longer than I thought, but things are finally starting to accelerate and impending doom is near for Ballmer and Co (Bill got out just intime). Next year we will see an enormous uptake of Linux netbooks and PC's, quickly eating into Windows' marketshare. I suspect that in 2010 Ubuntu will be the distro chosen by most businesses for their standard desktop.

I figure there will also be a taxpayer-funded bailout of Microsoft.
There's already been a taxpayer-funded bailout of the credit/banker
industry, and now there's talk of a taxpayer-funded bailout of the
American auto industry.

http://girishmallapragada.blogspot.c...out-story.html

Sunday, April 13, 2008
Microsoft, Fed and a future bailout story

This might happen in the not too distant future. A Fed bailout of
Microsoft. Just as the Fed bailed out Bear, it might have to
eventually bail out Microsoft as well. It is no secret that Vista has
been a big flop for Microsoft. What could now happen is Microsoft
tries to scramble desperately to develop a new OS that is not like
Vista and given that MS never learns from its mistakes all we will we
get is some variant of XP and Vista. (gates has already called this
Windows 7). As usual, due to to Microsoft's thoughtlessness it will
be a flop and what the world will end up with is a monopoly that
cannot address the needs of millions of consumers and firms. Very
sensitive financial data and hosts of other things will be continue to
be hosted on old legacy Microsoft offerings that lag behind other
technologies. One the day of reckoning when no one is prepared, there
will be a system wide crash and with it the stock markets. The Fed
will be asked to bail out Microsoft because a further collapse needs
to be prevented. The Fed will agree and rescue MS shareholders while
leaving million sof MS consumers at a loss.

I urge what we need is a consumer bill of rights from Microsoft. The
right to be free and be able to insist for software that can work with
other programs. Also, these rights should enforce hardware providers
not to develop hardware that is OS dependent. The driver developers
need to be arm-twisted as well. The reason we need the institutions
to intervene is that otherwise they would be the ones who would be
forced to bail out Microsoft and all the other greedy firms which rely
on closed IP, just like we had to bail out Bear. We deserve much
better and much more than that.

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____/ Darth Chaos on Tuesday 11 November 2008 01:15 : \____

>
>
>
http://girishmallapragada.blogspot.c...out-story.html
>
> Sunday, April 13, 2008
> Microsoft, Fed and a future bailout story
>
> This might happen in the not too distant future. A Fed bailout of
> Microsoft. Just as the Fed bailed out Bear, it might have to
> eventually bail out Microsoft as well. It is no secret that Vista has
> been a big flop for Microsoft. What could now happen is Microsoft
> tries to scramble desperately to develop a new OS that is not like
> Vista and given that MS never learns from its mistakes all we will we
> get is some variant of XP and Vista. (gates has already called this
> Windows 7). As usual, due to to Microsoft's thoughtlessness it will
> be a flop and what the world will end up with is a monopoly that
> cannot address the needs of millions of consumers and firms. Very
> sensitive financial data and hosts of other things will be continue to
> be hosted on old legacy Microsoft offerings that lag behind other
> technologies. One the day of reckoning when no one is prepared, there
> will be a system wide crash and with it the stock markets. The Fed
> will be asked to bail out Microsoft because a further collapse needs
> to be prevented. The Fed will agree and rescue MS shareholders while
> leaving million sof MS consumers at a loss.
>
> I urge what we need is a consumer bill of rights from Microsoft. The
> right to be free and be able to insist for software that can work with
> other programs. Also, these rights should enforce hardware providers
> not to develop hardware that is OS dependent. The driver developers
> need to be arm-twisted as well. The reason we need the institutions
> to intervene is that otherwise they would be the ones who would be
> forced to bail out Microsoft and all the other greedy firms which rely
> on closed IP, just like we had to bail out Bear. We deserve much
> better and much more than that.

Some say that Microsoft starts entering the medical scene (people's lives) and
storting archives in OOXML for its impending bankruptcy protection (think
SGI).


"For instance, Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, declared a profit
of $4.5 billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the
change in the value of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss
of $18 billion, according to Smithers."

http://etheridge.ca/articles/economist-options.html

- --
~~ Best of wishes

"The government is not trying to destroy Microsoft, it’s simply seeking to
compel Microsoft to obey the law. It’s quite revealing that Mr. Gates equates
the two."
--Government official
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____/ Darth Chaos on Tuesday 11 November 2008 01:13 : \____

>
>
> On Nov 10, 12:02Â*pm, Dave U. Random > inter.net> wrote:
>> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...1/09/BU54140O0...
>>
>> Microsoft is losing revenue to Linux and this is only the beginning. New
>> ultra-low cost netbooks (< $100 USD) will appear before the end of this year
>> and next year. During the holiday season 2009, Microsoft's Windows 7 will
>> need to battle dozens of sub $75 USD netbooks, dirt cheap, which lack even
>> the ability to run Windows XP, turning every sale into a lost Windows
>> customer. Many of these users will be thrilled to find that virusses and
>> malware are simply non-existent on Linux and that these devices are
>> extremely reliable, almost appliance like devices. Virus and malware writers
>> will be worried since their ability to spam and perform DDoS attacks will be
>> comprimised if not lost.
>>
>> Frankly, I think that Microsoft has lasted much longer than I would have
>> thought. Almost a decade ago, when I first got involved with Linux, I was
>> convinced that within 5 years the market would have moved on to Linux, due
>> to its incredible reliability, security, flexibility and ultra-low cost. It
>> took a little longer than I thought, but things are finally starting to
>> accelerate and impending doom is near for Ballmer and Co (Bill got out just
>> in time). Next year we will see an enormous uptake of Linux netbooks and
>> PC's, quickly eating into Windows' marketshare. I suspect that in 2010
>> Ubuntu will be the distro chosen by most businesses for their standard
>> desktop.
>
> I figure there will also be a taxpayer-funded bailout of Microsoft.
> There's already been a taxpayer-funded bailout of the credit/banker
> industry, and now there's talk of a taxpayer-funded bailout of the
> American auto industry.

There is a resemblance to be noted here. Big bosses with big bonuses amassed
fortunes (maybe in overseas bank account) while leaving their companies at
high risk or empty shells with no real assets. With the bailout, people pay
the price while the Fat Cats get to keep their stash and get more bonuses for
their corruption.

Similarly, SweatyB, BillG and others built an empire of personal wealth but
Microsoft is already nearing debt BASED ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. The /reality/
could be more similar to Enron's.

"For instance, Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, declared a profit
of $4.5 billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the
change in the value of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss
of $18 billion, according to Smithers."

http://etheridge.ca/articles/economist-options.html

- --
~~ Best of wishes

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After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> ____/ Darth Chaos on Tuesday 11 November 2008 01:13 : \____
>
>>> Frankly, I think that Microsoft has lasted much longer than I would have
>>> thought. Almost a decade ago, when I first got involved with Linux, I was
>>> convinced that within 5 years the market would have moved on to Linux, due
>>> to its incredible reliability, security, flexibility and ultra-low cost. It
>>> took a little longer than I thought, but things are finally starting to
>>> accelerate and impending doom is near for Ballmer and Co (Bill got out just
>>> in time). Next year we will see an enormous uptake of Linux netbooks and
>>> PC's, quickly eating into Windows' marketshare. I suspect that in 2010
>>> Ubuntu will be the distro chosen by most businesses for their standard
>>> desktop.
>>
>> I figure there will also be a taxpayer-funded bailout of Microsoft.
>> There's already been a taxpayer-funded bailout of the credit/banker
>> industry, and now there's talk of a taxpayer-funded bailout of the
>> American auto industry.
>
> There is a resemblance to be noted here. Big bosses with big bonuses amassed
> fortunes (maybe in overseas bank account) while leaving their companies at
> high risk or empty shells with no real assets. With the bailout, people pay
> the price while the Fat Cats get to keep their stash and get more bonuses for
> their corruption.
>
> Similarly, SweatyB, BillG and others built an empire of personal wealth but
> Microsoft is already nearing debt BASED ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. The /reality/
> could be more similar to Enron's.

Well, they all have 70 days to cash out.

I hope a little balance comes back with the next administration.

--
Different all twisty a of in maze are you, passages little.

After takin' a swig o' grog, Darth Chaos belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> http://girishmallapragada.blogspot.c...out-story.html
>
> Sunday, April 13, 2008
> Microsoft, Fed and a future bailout story
>
> This might happen in the not too distant future. A Fed bailout of
> Microsoft. Just as the Fed bailed out Bear, it might have to
> eventually bail out Microsoft as well. It is no secret that Vista has
> been a big flop for Microsoft. What could now happen is Microsoft
> tries to scramble desperately to develop a new OS that is not like
> Vista and given that MS never learns from its mistakes all we will we
> get is some variant of XP and Vista. (gates has already called this
> Windows 7). As usual, due to to Microsoft's thoughtlessness it will
> be a flop and what the world will end up with is a monopoly that
> cannot address the needs of millions of consumers and firms. Very
> sensitive financial data and hosts of other things will be continue to
> be hosted on old legacy Microsoft offerings that lag behind other
> technologies.

Anybody remember this one?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/95904...k_windows.html

Gates Threatens to Yank Windows

In his written direct testimony, Gates claimed that having to sell an
unbound version of Windows would not only fragment the OS, but would
force Microsoft to pull the product from the market. This is because it
would be impossible for Microsoft to meet a requirement that the unbound
version must be functionally equivalent to existing versions of Windows.

> One the day of reckoning when no one is prepared, there
> will be a system wide crash and with it the stock markets. The Fed
> will be asked to bail out Microsoft because a further collapse needs
> to be prevented. The Fed will agree and rescue MS shareholders while
> leaving million sof MS consumers at a loss.
>
> I urge what we need is a consumer bill of rights from Microsoft. The
> right to be free and be able to insist for software that can work with
> other programs. Also, these rights should enforce hardware providers
> not to develop hardware that is OS dependent. The driver developers
> need to be arm-twisted as well. The reason we need the institutions
> to intervene is that otherwise they would be the ones who would be
> forced to bail out Microsoft and all the other greedy firms which rely
> on closed IP, just like we had to bail out Bear. We deserve much
> better and much more than that.

Gates also told the court it would take hundreds of engineers working
for years to produce the reference implementations of the Windows'
programming interfaces that the states' proposed remedies ask.

--
Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near
the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people
to do so.
-- Bertrand Russell

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:36 : \____

>
>
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> ____/ Darth Chaos on Tuesday 11 November 2008 01:13 : \____
>>
>>>> Frankly, I think that Microsoft has lasted much longer than I would have
>>>> thought. Almost a decade ago, when I first got involved with Linux, I was
>>>> convinced that within 5 years the market would have moved on to Linux, due
>>>> to its incredible reliability, security, flexibility and ultra-low cost.
>>>> It took a little longer than I thought, but things are finally starting to
>>>> accelerate and impending doom is near for Ballmer and Co (Bill got out
>>>> just in time). Next year we will see an enormous uptake of Linux netbooks
>>>> and PC's, quickly eating into Windows' marketshare. I suspect that in 2010
>>>> Ubuntu will be the distro chosen by most businesses for their standard
>>>> desktop.
>>>
>>> I figure there will also be a taxpayer-funded bailout of Microsoft.
>>> There's already been a taxpayer-funded bailout of the credit/banker
>>> industry, and now there's talk of a taxpayer-funded bailout of the
>>> American auto industry.
>>
>> There is a resemblance to be noted here. Big bosses with big bonuses amassed
>> fortunes (maybe in overseas bank account) while leaving their companies at
>> high risk or empty shells with no real assets. With the bailout, people pay
>> the price while the Fat Cats get to keep their stash and get more bonuses
>> for their corruption.
>>
>> Similarly, SweatyB, BillG and others built an empire of personal wealth but
>> Microsoft is already nearing debt BASED ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. The /reality/
>> could be more similar to Enron's.
>
> Well, they all have 70 days to cash out.
>
> I hope a little balance comes back with the next administration.

All sorts of stores go titsup overnight, unexpected. There was another large
chain yesterday, with rumours about DSG surfacing too.

Remember how shocking SCO's bankruptcy seemed at the time? They had a visit
from the SEC just a while earlier and the SEC found nothing wrong.

With Microsoft on the other hand...

SEC Investigating Microsoft Practices -- Earnings Manipulated, Former Employee
Contends

,----[ Quote]
| "The CFO to whom Charlie was reporting his concerns about illegality was the
| biggest advocate for the very illegality that was going on," Vial argued in
| court a year ago.
`----

http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...1&slug=2969514

Microsoft Agrees To Refrain From Accounting Violations in SEC Settlement
^^^^^^^^^^
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft has agreed to refrain from accounting violations to settle federal
| regulators' allegations that it misrepresented its financial performance, the
| government announced Monday.
|
| Under a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the software
| giant neither admitted to nor denied wrongdoing. No fine was imposed.
|
| The SEC alleged that Microsoft's accounting practices from July 1994 through
| June 1998 caused its income to be substantially misstated.
`----

http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18819490

Why settle if there was nothing amiss? Why pay Charlie $4 million to shut up
and destroy the evidence of alleged fraud? <
http://web.archive.org/web/200703080...microfraud.php
>

Read the article above. It seems like Microsoft got chummy-chummy with the SEC.

Maybe it's OK, but we don't know for sure. Microsoft was pretty caught cheating
its investors before.

We don't know... the answer might come out one day though.

- --
~~ Best of wishes

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On Nov 11, 4:44*am, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Darth Chaos belched out
> * this bit o' wisdom:
>
>
>
> >http://girishmallapragada.blogspot.c...t-fed-and-futu...
>
> > Sunday, April 13, 2008
> > Microsoft, Fed and a future bailout story
>
> > This might happen in the not too distant future. *A Fed bailout of
> > Microsoft. *Just as the Fed bailed out Bear, it might have to
> > eventually bail out Microsoft as well. *It is no secret that Vista has
> > been a big flop for Microsoft. *What could now happen is Microsoft
> > tries to scramble desperately to develop a new OS that is not like
> > Vista and given that MS never learns from its mistakes all we will we
> > get is some variant of XP and Vista. (gates has already called this
> > Windows 7). *As usual, due to to Microsoft's thoughtlessness it will
> > be a flop and what the world will end up with is a monopoly that
> > cannot address the needs of millions of consumers and firms. *Very
> > sensitive financial data and hosts of other things will be continue to
> > be hosted on old legacy Microsoft offerings that lag behind other
> > technologies.
>
> Anybody remember this one?
>
> * *http://www.pcworld.com/article/95904...o_yank_windows....
>
> * *Gates Threatens to Yank Windows
>
> * *In his written direct testimony, Gates claimed that having to sellan
> * *unbound version of Windows would not only fragment the OS, but would
> * *force Microsoft to pull the product from the market. This is because it
> * *would be impossible for Microsoft to meet a requirement that the unbound
> * *version must be functionally equivalent to existing versions of Windows.
>
> > One the day of reckoning when no one is prepared, there
> > will be a system wide crash and with it the stock markets. *The Fed
> > will be asked to bail out Microsoft because a further collapse needs
> > to be prevented. *The Fed will agree and rescue MS shareholders while
> > leaving million sof MS consumers at a loss.
>
> > I urge what we need is a consumer bill of rights from Microsoft. *The
> > right to be free and be able to insist for software that can work with
> > other programs. *Also, these rights should enforce hardware providers
> > not to develop hardware that is OS dependent. *The driver developers
> > need to be arm-twisted as well. *The reason we need the institutions
> > to intervene is that otherwise they would be the ones who would be
> > forced to bail out Microsoft and all the other greedy firms which rely
> > on closed IP, just like we had to bail out Bear. *We deserve much
> > better and much more than that.
>
> * *Gates also told the court it would take hundreds of engineers working
> * *for years to produce the reference implementations of the Windows'
> * *programming interfaces that the states' proposed remedies ask.
>
> --
> Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near
> the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people
> to do so.
> * * * * * * * * -- Bertrand Russell

Was he rocking back and forth as he said this?

"Roy Schestowitz" wrote in message
news:1264160.LnOak5jV5f@schestowitz.com...
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> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:36 : \____
>
>>
>>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> ____/ Darth Chaos on Tuesday 11 November 2008 01:13 : \____
>>>
>>>>> Frankly, I think that Microsoft has lasted much longer than I would
>>>>> have
>>>>> thought. Almost a decade ago, when I first got involved with Linux, I
>>>>> was
>>>>> convinced that within 5 years the market would have moved on to Linux,
>>>>> due
>>>>> to its incredible reliability, security, flexibility and ultra-low
>>>>> cost.
>>>>> It took a little longer than I thought, but things are finally
>>>>> starting to
>>>>> accelerate and impending doom is near for Ballmer and Co (Bill got out
>>>>> just in time). Next year we will see an enormous uptake of Linux
>>>>> netbooks
>>>>> and PC's, quickly eating into Windows' marketshare. I suspect that in
>>>>> 2010
>>>>> Ubuntu will be the distro chosen by most businesses for their standard
>>>>> desktop.
>>>>
>>>> I figure there will also be a taxpayer-funded bailout of Microsoft.
>>>> There's already been a taxpayer-funded bailout of the credit/banker
>>>> industry, and now there's talk of a taxpayer-funded bailout of the
>>>> American auto industry.
>>>
>>> There is a resemblance to be noted here. Big bosses with big bonuses
>>> amassed
>>> fortunes (maybe in overseas bank account) while leaving their companies
>>> at
>>> high risk or empty shells with no real assets. With the bailout, people
>>> pay
>>> the price while the Fat Cats get to keep their stash and get more
>>> bonuses
>>> for their corruption.
>>>
>>> Similarly, SweatyB, BillG and others built an empire of personal wealth
>>> but
>>> Microsoft is already nearing debt BASED ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. The
>>> /reality/
>>> could be more similar to Enron's.
>>
>> Well, they all have 70 days to cash out.
>>
>> I hope a little balance comes back with the next administration.
>
> All sorts of stores go titsup overnight, unexpected. There was another
> large
> chain yesterday, with rumours about DSG surfacing too.

During tough economic times the weak companies often get hurt the most. Is
this is surprise to anyone?


> Remember how shocking SCO's bankruptcy seemed at the time? They had a
> visit
> from the SEC just a while earlier and the SEC found nothing wrong.
>
> With Microsoft on the other hand...

On the other hand what??????


> SEC Investigating Microsoft Practices -- Earnings Manipulated, Former
> Employee
> Contends
>
> ,----[ Quote]
> | "The CFO to whom Charlie was reporting his concerns about illegality was
> the
> | biggest advocate for the very illegality that was going on," Vial argued
> in
> | court a year ago.
> `----
>
> http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...1&slug=2969514

What a load of bull****. Some disgruntled employee makes some false
accusations back in 1999. There certainly isn't any current SEC
investigation of these charges.


> Microsoft Agrees To Refrain From Accounting Violations in SEC Settlement
> ^^^^^^^^^^
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft has agreed to refrain from accounting violations to settle
> federal
> | regulators' allegations that it misrepresented its financial
> performance, the
> | government announced Monday.
> |
> | Under a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
> software
> | giant neither admitted to nor denied wrongdoing. No fine was imposed.
> |
> | The SEC alleged that Microsoft's accounting practices from July 1994
> through
> | June 1998 caused its income to be substantially misstated.
> `----
>
> http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18819490

Wow... 1994 to 1998. And just when I thought it couldn't get any lamer than
the "news" from 1999.


> Why settle if there was nothing amiss? Why pay Charlie $4 million to shut
> up
> and destroy the evidence of alleged fraud? <
> http://web.archive.org/web/200703080...microfraud.php
>>
>
> Read the article above. It seems like Microsoft got chummy-chummy with the
> SEC.

It would seem that way to an idiot.


> Maybe it's OK, but we don't know for sure. Microsoft was pretty caught
> cheating
> its investors before.
>
> We don't know... the answer might come out one day though.

When exactly did they get caught? There certainly isn't any BS^h^h "News"
from the last millenium to support that false accusation.

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____/ nessuno@wigner.berkeley.edu on Tuesday 11 November 2008 14:11 : \____

>
>
> On Nov 11, 4:44Â*am, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Darth Chaos belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>
>>
>> >http://girishmallapragada.blogspot.c...t-fed-and-futu...
>>
>> > Sunday, April 13, 2008
>> > Microsoft, Fed and a future bailout story
>>
>> > This might happen in the not too distant future. Â*A Fed bailout of
>> > Microsoft. Â*Just as the Fed bailed out Bear, it might have to
>> > eventually bail out Microsoft as well. Â*It is no secret that Vista has
>> > been a big flop for Microsoft. Â*What could now happen is Microsoft
>> > tries to scramble desperately to develop a new OS that is not like
>> > Vista and given that MS never learns from its mistakes all we will we
>> > get is some variant of XP and Vista. (gates has already called this
>> > Windows 7). Â*As usual, due to to Microsoft's thoughtlessness it will
>> > be a flop and what the world will end up with is a monopoly that
>> > cannot address the needs of millions of consumers and firms. Â*Very
>> > sensitive financial data and hosts of other things will be continue to
>> > be hosted on old legacy Microsoft offerings that lag behind other
>> > technologies.
>>
>> Anybody remember this one?
>>
>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/95904...o_yank_windows....
>>
>> Gates Threatens to Yank Windows
>>
>> In his written direct testimony, Gates claimed that having to sell an
>> unbound version of Windows would not only fragment the OS, but would
>> force Microsoft to pull the product from the market. This is because it
>> would be impossible for Microsoft to meet a requirement that the unbound
>> version must be functionally equivalent to existing versions of Windows.
>>
>> > One the day of reckoning when no one is prepared, there
>> > will be a system wide crash and with it the stock markets. Â*The Fed
>> > will be asked to bail out Microsoft because a further collapse needs
>> > to be prevented. Â*The Fed will agree and rescue MS shareholders while
>> > leaving million sof MS consumers at a loss.
>>
>> > I urge what we need is a consumer bill of rights from Microsoft. Â*The
>> > right to be free and be able to insist for software that can work with
>> > other programs. Â*Also, these rights should enforce hardware providers
>> > not to develop hardware that is OS dependent. Â*The driver developers
>> > need to be arm-twisted as well. Â*The reason we need the institutions
>> > to intervene is that otherwise they would be the ones who would be
>> > forced to bail out Microsoft and all the other greedy firms which rely
>> > on closed IP, just like we had to bail out Bear. Â*We deserve much
>> > better and much more than that.
>>
>> Gates also told the court it would take hundreds of engineers working
>> for years to produce the reference implementations of the Windows'
>> programming interfaces that the states' proposed remedies ask.
>>
>> --
>> Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near
>> the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people
>> to do so.
>> -- Bertrand Russell
>
> Was he rocking back and forth as he said this?

"Windows Threatens to Yank Gates"

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