if you want to boycott, boycott proprietary software, not just microsoft. once again, MS is not the devil, and google is not the guardian angel.
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Muayyad AlSadi wrote: > > Amazing I don't believe my eyes!! > > for the sake of America, all of us should boycott Microsoft > > > > > I personally dont see the benefit of boycotting microsoft, the problem > is not microsoft it's patents. the european union has already fined > microsoft alot of money for their behaviour, and they realized that they > will have to give in, and we are here to stay. they have to play by our > rules! it was IBM before, Microsoft now and god knows what will come > next. google? they are corporation that exist for financial profit, we > are a community that will always exist. Microsoft trying to open up, no > matter what the reasons are is a good thing. > > I had asked a year ago if anyone knows what the status of software > patents is in Jordan, we should make sure that the legistlation in > Jordan regarding software patents is correct, I think that is more > important than boycotting microsoft. > > Peace, > Seif A. > > > > -- Ala'a A. Ibrahim http://guru.alaa-ibrahim.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
