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Article #66586Re: Let's unite to destroy Microsoft!
From: Richard Sutton
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:00
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In article <01bc0257$9af3a3c0$7d80abcf@mike>, "Ragu" <rag...@iconn.net>
wrote:
> i'd have to disagree with both of you. microsoft has done loads of good in
> getting us where we are with computers
They don't use a risc or taos system and are basicly still using glorified
801186 pcs. They need masise of memory to do anything! A acorn can cope with
2meg and 4meg is plenty 8mb is most you need! PC'S need lots of hard disc
space and memory and are slow.
Acorns use RISC systems so with reduced instructions to do the same thing
saveing loads of memorey!
now, but the amount of our lives
> that microsoft controls every day is increasing. bill gates has plans to
> integrate all of your houshold appliances, and that's scary. imaging
> having
> even MORE of your life controlled by microsoft. there is a point when they
> should stop, because eventually your entire life will be controlled by
> microsoft.
I doubt it more and more people are ralising how losey traditional IBM PC
clones are.
you'll live in a microsoft house. in it, you'll have a
> microsoft
> refrigerator with microsoft butter that you will spread on your microsoft
> bread. ask yourself: how far should they go?
This sounds more like science fition! Remenber about the monolplies commsion
too.
To be honest all the PC stuff is lousy not just micrsoft stuff!
All IMHO,
Rgards,
Tom,
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From: Richard Sutton <back...@argonet.co.uk> Subject: Re: Let's unite to destroy Microsoft! Date: 1997/01/16 Message-ID: <na.105062474d.a70150backwater@argonet.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 210250571 distribution: world references: <32DB2690.3533@geocities.com> <32DBDCD4.2C3@student.umass.edu> <01bc0257$9af3a3c0$7d80abcf@mike> organization: ArgoNet, but does not reflect its views reply-to: Richard Sutton <back...@argonet.co.uk> newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy,alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.acorn.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt,comp.os.linux.network,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,comp.security.misc,rec.aviation.simulators,comp.sys.palmtops,alt.2600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit