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Re: Let's unite and destroy the Microsoft bitchers, was Re: Let's unite to destroy Microsoft!

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From: pet... Loren Petrich
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <01bc109f$86d0b300$c45f...@VVM.vvm.com>,
Robert J. Murphree <murp...@vvm.com> wrote:
>It never ceases to amaze me.

>There are those that whine that MS is too good and has unfair
>advantages and start talking about anti-trust laws.

	Check out http://www.caldera.com for a LONG list of accusations 
against M$ -- would you call what M$ is accused of honorable business 
practices???

>Then there are those that simply say MS Sucks, but use MS products
>anyway.
>If the MS hater's club really hates MS products so much, then why
>don't they simply not use them.  Is someone putting a gun to their
>heads?

	Because that's sometimes necessary to be compatible.

	People don't live in the isolation of the accused Unabomber (Ted 
Kaczynski). 

>Other OS's and Applications are available so I fail to understand
>what all the bitching is about.  I guess some people just aren't
>happy unless they have something to bitch about huh?

	Personally, I'd love it if those who make that argument have to 
buy a Macintosh because the software necessary for their careers only 
runs on one.
-- 
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pet...@netcom.com			And a fast train
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Subject: Re: Let's unite and destroy the Microsoft bitchers, was Re: Let's unite to destroy Microsoft!
Date: 1997/02/02
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