Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 08:31:48 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: daniel lawrence <danny@AlphaZed.com>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@freedomnet.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tell Micro$oft what you think :) Message-ID: <19981122083148.H1005@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <36569EDE.B728B693@AlphaZed.com>; from daniel lawrence on Sat, Nov 21, 1998 at 11:07:10AM %2B0000 References: <3655BC23.E2C441D1@freedomnet.com> <19981121095223.G1005@freebie.lemis.com> <3656096D.26C39B31@softweyr.com> <36569EDE.B728B693@AlphaZed.com>
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On Saturday, 21 November 1998 at 11:07:10 +0000, daniel lawrence wrote: > Wes Peters wrote: >> >> Greg Lehey wrote: >>> >>> I do not use Microsoft products, which I consider of inferior quality >>> and functionality. The fact that the network connection hung twice >>> while I was trying to fill in this page confirms my opinion. >>> >>> As such, I should not be interested in what happens to your company. >>> But I am. Due to your predatory practices, I find it more and more >>> difficult to get technical information and software which works on my >>> machines: you are stifling what you call ``the freedom to innovate''. >>> You are a nuisance. I have seen nothing technically useful come out >>> of your company in a decade, and I sincerely hope that the DoJ will at >>> least stop you in your attempts to change the shape of the industry to >>> your advantage. Beyond that, I am not interested in what happens to >>> your company. >>> >>> Greg Lehey >> >> You were much nicer than I, though equally civil. I politely pointed >> out that I *have* written to my Senator with regards to Microsoft >> predatory practices a number of times, and asked if perhaps they have >> heard of him; his name is Orrin Hatch. > > Why be civil? I told them I hope the government kicks their ass, and > that no matter what the outcome, I will still never EVER run M$ software > on any machine I have control over. If you're not civil, they'll pay less attention to you. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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