MY TONGUE WAS IN MY CHEEK! M$ IS THE MOST ARROGANT COMPANY ON EARTH.
At 05:56 PM 3/18/01, you wrote:
> > I would add that Microsoft could not possibly have the arrogance to
> > do such a thing and that the Germans are merely envious and paranoid.
> > Or is it Microsoft that's envious and paranoid?
>
>Sorry if I did hurt national feelings. This posting was merely to
>demonstrate yet another reason not to trust anything closed source,
>especially not in most sensitive areas such as health IT.
>
>It is not the arrogance of Microsoft, but the doings of the NSA. I do not
>think that M$ would have a choice, but then they probably benefit form this
>anyways, and in more than one way.
>
>The newsmagazine where the original article was posted (Der Spiegel) is a
>quite serious one, not Boulevard press, with typically well researched
>articles only. I would be most interested in any further information,
>epsecially from good sources.
>
>However, after the Echelon scandal two years ago when the US were caught
>misusing NATO intelligence for industrial espionage on their fellow NATO
>members, the article mentioned above is not that incredible.
>
>However, the one thing in your posting I did not understand is that
>"envious" part. Envious about what?
>
>Horst
