Re: Boycott Microsoft

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<nospam-1305982021490001_at_pool007-max4.ds12-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net>, nospam_at_deleteyou.net (Robin) writes:

>> Michael Hunter <mhunter_at_umr.dot.edu> writes:
>>
>> >> Mark "I suck" Peters
>>
>> >That's quite a name you got there...
>>
>> Gee! You're so damn funny. You obviously have to resort to personal
>> attacks rather than risk making a philosophical defense for your
>> collectivist-statist position. Your whole argument consists of using
>> a dollar sign in the name of Microsoft. You're a real bright guy!
>>
>> -Eric Johnson
>> Software Engineer
>> Defend Microsoft! www.moral-defense.org
>
> What's there to defend? M$? Why bother? They already got more stooges,
>peons and apologists than they can use. Besides, people who defend M$ tend
>to be a bunch of self-serving hypocrites who are defending themselves
>really (especially the Windows developers). By defending M$, they are
>trying to defend the entity who puts bread on their tables. While that is
>perfectly understandable (from the perspective of a human nature weakness)
>it is still morally reprehensible to defend fraud and corruption, just so
>one may ensure one's income. Selfishness can not be reconciled with the
>good of the many (computer users in general). Read about Socrate's trial
>and suicide, sometime.

Gees, write your own OS or get a Mac. Received on Wed May 13 1998 - 23:00:43 CDT