Wow what an interesting thread this has become!
The inside opinions are great. I am really glad to see we have so many
capitalists here debating this point. Microsoft is big. Microsoft is
strong. Microsoft is tough to compete with, but does that make them evil?
Netscape, Sun, and AOL have all faced them and lost because of their high
prices, bad practices, poor marketing, or even design flaws. Now they think
that Microsoft should be tied up and have it's head chopped off. This is
tatamount to "He is bigger and faster than the other kids because he works
out all of the time and runs laps every day, he should have to play football
on his knees and with no helmet! My kid has a right to eat potato chips and
lay on the couch and still win football games!". (My son won't be going to
that school of thought!) Do talented football players create all of the
moves they do? No. They improve on, and/or execute more efficiently, age
old moves and win games as a result. Maybe we should make the Yankees start
wearing high heels...
I would love to see another company give MS a run for thier money, but not
in court! I do not want to be stuck buying the software that lawyers have
crafted! I also don't want people who think lawyers are party of the
development process building the next generation OS!
Anyone who waits for the government to bring him his future has not paid
attention to the government's results in the past!
As soon as IMAIL runs on Linux I will buy it. I love Linux and use it
everyday in many server roles, but why would the average user want to use
it? It takes 10 times as long to figure out how to do anything and there is
a shortage of knowledge/support available yet. That could all change if
they just do exactly what MS has been doing. Improve, Improve, Improve! So
far I see Sun, Netscape and AOL saying they improved upon our ideas! They
must be stopped so that our rough and poorly built stuff stays on top!
Please cut me a break! Get back to building better mousetraps and the world
will beat your door down. Our industry is new but that age old saying still
holds true!
</rant off>
-V
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