Re: Boycott Microsoft Website

From: Arandir <arandir@gonetgo.com>

Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Sean Gwizdak wrote:
>
> Andy Bober wrote:
> >
>
> > Besides, the best way to hurt Microsoft isn't boycotting their website.
> > I would imagine that the best thing any programmer could do is not
> > develop for any of Microsoft's operating systems.  Windows is empowered
> > by the public that used the myriad of applications that are available
> > for the OS as well as there ability to share data with each other and
> > all the other perks that Windows applicatinos offer.  But without
> > applications, or maybe better(and more) applications on other platforms,
> > Microsoft could posibly see a reduction in popularity.
>
> Well,  there is a problem to your strategy.  It's called capitalism. You see,
> companies are out to make money.  Programmers work for these companies,  and
> if they won't work;  they are fired.  The company WILL find programmers
> willing to program for an OS, and the product will be finished.  A rival company
> must make an OS that is better than Win95, easy to use (unfortunantly), and
> people must like it.  Linux was a good start.  Most lusers are too stupid to use
> a Unix based OS though.  This is the only way to hurt Microsoft.
>
>         The New OS must also have dozens of applications that come with it.
>
> --

But OS/2 has THOUSANDS of usefull applications and games
available for it, but...
     MS is indeed a government supported monopoly because they
can get away with practices that would land Mom-and-Pop Shops
in jail, and start trade wars if done by foreign nations.

Arandir...

References

Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Chris Lomont <clomont@omni.cc.purdue.edu>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
curtis cameron <curtisc1@remove.airmail.net>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Andy Bober <muajb2@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Boycott Microsoft Website
Jack Teh <jteh@usthk.ust.hk>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
"Dennis Moran" <coolio@coolio9.com>
Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
mcgrath@epx.cis.umn.edu (Michael David McGrath)
Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Rodger Coglan <rodger-@-oup-usa.org>
Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Sean Gwizdak <wazm@bellsouth.net>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
mcgrath@epx.cis.umn.edu (Michael David McGrath)
Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Chris Lomont <clomont@omni.cc.purdue.edu>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
curtis cameron <curtisc1@remove.airmail.net>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Andy Bober <muajb2@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Boycott Microsoft Website
Jack Teh <jteh@usthk.ust.hk>
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
"Dennis Moran" <coolio@coolio9.com>
Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
mcgrath@epx.cis.umn.edu (Michael David McGrath)
Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Rodger Coglan <rodger-@-oup-usa.org>
Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
Sean Gwizdak <wazm@bellsouth.net>
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Boycott Microsoft Website
mcgrath@epx.cis.umn.edu (Michael David McGrath)
Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000