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[Shannon Roddy]

Will, you better set the hook, I think you got a bite! ;-)

On 10/21/05, Andrew Baudouin <andrewmb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Will Hill wrote:
>
> >Thanks Dustin, I'm glad there's a space for politics here. When I feel
> like a
> >technical problem has roots in poor moral or bad laws, this is the place
> to
> >take it. Tolerance of bad business practices and poor morals hurts
> everyone
> >and creates a society where everyone is open to abuse. Bad technology, in
> >turn, aids people who want to abuse their neighbors.
> >
> >
> Railing against the tolerance of bad business practice is one thing.
> Making statements as to the usability of a particular OS given said
> business practices is another thing entirely. None of the
> aforementioned belong on a tech list.
>
> >I'll also take criticisms of Microsoft products here too. It seems that
> there
> >are many people who take these criticisms personally. The responses I've
> >gotten for saying things like, "XP is unusable" have no place of a tech
> list.
> >Yet, Microsoft and other closed source software companies make life
> miserable
> >for everyone and they deserve censure.
> >
> >
> "XP is unusuable" is a ridiculous comment. I have no qualms about
> letting you know that.
>
> Microsoft provides software and services for a cost. A business or a
> person has the obligation to compare its needs to that which Microsoft
> meets with their software. If they choose to invest, great. If they
> choose not to, then great also.
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