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Re: Boycott Microsoft

From: Jughead Jones <jaredhay_at_mapson.v-wave.com>
Date: 1998/05/19
Message-ID: <jaredhay-1905982345570001@c9801-001.v-wave.com>#1/1

In article <6jsd8c$nk$1_at_excalibur.flash.net>, "RRC" <honda_at_flash.net> wrote:

>If any of you are serious about boycotting MS, then you need to remove win95
>and any other MS programs from your computer. If not for MS, we would not be

   How can I remove Solaris from my Sun, or System 8.1 from my PowerMacintosh?

   I can't remove something that isn't there!!

>where we are today with any aspect of the computer industry, including the
>Internet. Every computer I have had, (4), I have had the option of setting
>the default browser. Even though Windows came with I.E., I was able to
>download Netscape for FREE, and set it up as my default browser. Quit
>jumping on the bash MS bandwagon, Bill Gates deserves every dollar he has
>earned.
>
>Mark Sandrock wrote in message <6jr8r4$ibq$1_at_wopr.wolfram.com>...
>>"Scott Willsey" <Scott_A_Willsey_nospam_at_ccm.fm.intel.com> writes:
>>>...
>>>People who think the companies begging the government to squish Microsoft
>>>are any better are kidding themselves. They just aren't as successful.
>>
>>Imo, Sun and Netscape are better than MS: they are innovators, who
>>are being "squished" by illegal, monopolistic tactics.
>>
>>The government's got this one right, but they're not squishing MS.
>>They're stopping MS from squishing the real innovators.
>>
 

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J & J Consulting
Jared & Jamie Hay
Received on Tue May 19 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT

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