On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 07:44, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: > Hi Bryan, > > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 19:15, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > <snip> > > ........... > > Just because a > > company pursues goals that are not in my best interests and seeks to limit my > > choices to those that make them money does not make them evil, that is simply > > reality. Every human will try to make things work out best for himself, even > > if that sometimes is at the expense of others. That is just plain old > > self-interest and survival instinct. And, for better or worse, companies are > > run by ordinary humans. > > That is a very measured attitude; however, most (all?) societies > consider it in the common good to limit how far individuals or groups > can pursue self-interest at the expense of others.... checks and > balances, etc........ What worries me how MS seems able to ignore with > impunity checks that are applied to others.
I will say "gluttony is a sin". _Demanding_ more than your 'fair share' is what I see as gluttony. > > > > Now, once our basic needs have been met, some of us my pursue our interests > > with more moderation than others, some may even be altruistic (if only for > > their own ego purposes) but I would not want to argue that someone wanting to > > make more money is necessarily evil. > > No,I don't know that anyone has said that so far. But the means, and the > end result of allowing them to pursue it unchecked, may be considered > extremely undesirable for society at large. > > > > > <snip> > > > > That doesn't mean that I would not resist someone trying to force me to use a > > product that is not in my best interest, just that I don't take it > > personally. > > Well,of course that's a personal matter.Some people may have had more > bruising experiences of this than you, perhaps, and might take it > differently. > > > DougB > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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