Capitalism gets bad when they let companies like MS get away with monopoly just because they are the lead software provider and provides ALOT of income plus other "UNKNOWN" goverment issues. like uhmm maybe their source code is soooo secret because uhmn.. maybe they can put whatever they want in it like trackers to track your every move, or even spy on other countries or industries by puting in code that they know how to hack and how to build software to hack it and then sell it to the goverment.. heheh.. thats not really the bad thing about capitalism but the fact that small bussinesses cant keep alive since big companies take them over untill they are no more. In the case of MS its do it my way or be bought and now they are doing the same thing to customers..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:50 PM Subject: Re: Macromedia becoming another Microsoft > Can this thread please be moved over to CF-Community or CF-Partners? It's > not CF tech and has no direct tech value. Also, as I'm trying to repair my > relationship with MM, I wouln't be joining in on the thread other than to > ask for the move. Thank you. > > > My objections are not against capitalism. I just think that it doesn't > mean > > destroying your opposition by any means. Microsoft is a big bully. Look > what > > it is doing to AOL Time Warner. It is slowly taking away all of the > market > > that AOL has. It uses its programs, such as the OS and browser to make it > > difficult for users to select between it and the competitors. I am > > refering to the > > decision to drop JVM (which forces web applications developers to use MS' > > products), refusing to agree to let AOL place its icon on the desktop of > new > > computers and etc.. > > > > At 07:16 PM 10/29/2001 -0800, you wrote: > > >No business could survive without being interested in $$$. And no > sensible > > >business wouldn't be in it for the $$$. > > > > > >But to lump the souls of all members of a company into being interested > in > > >only $$$ is foolish. I take it you've never been to a > Macromedia-sponsored > > >event; met any of the amazing engineers, artists or designers that put > these > > >products together. I absolutely know for a fact that 99% of the people > that > > >work for Macromedia get up every morning wondering "what else can I do to > > >make this a more kick-ass product", not "how else can we suck more > dollars > > >out of our customer's pockets without giving them something in return". > > > > > >I think you need to go read up on Capitalism a little more. It ain't > that > > >bad. > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Stevens, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:19 PM > > >Subject: RE: Macromedia becoming another Microsoft > > > > > > > > > > Big business with a conscience? HA! I believe that is an oxymoron. > > > > > > > > It's all about the $$$, if they weren't in it for that they wouldn't > be > > > > here. If they aren't in it for that, they won't be here for long. > Believe > > >it > > > > or not, they don't try to make the best product out there and shove > their > > > > proprietary standards down your throat because they want to make the > world > > >a > > > > better place. It's all done in the name of the all might dollar. Dress > it > > >up > > > > however you like. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Thomas Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:26 PM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: Re: Macromedia becoming another Microsoft > > > > > > > > > > > > I just read what I wrote. I meant Don't insult Macromedia. > Macromedia > > > > would never > > > > become as bad as Microsoft. They have a councious (sp). > > > > > > > > At 07:18 PM 10/25/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > > >Become another Microsoft? Don't insult Microsoft. > > > > > > > > > >This is hitting below the belt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
