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On 2008-12-17, Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote: Quote: There's no free market when there's a monopoly, though. There's no monopoly... The US DoJ said so! I see your smiley, but I thought the outcome of the case was that Microsoft *was* a monopoly, and the only question was what to do about it. Quote: Seriously, as far as OSes go, MS has an effectual monopoly, yes, but as far as applications software...

"Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote in message news:slrngkcr0r.mte.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net... Quote: If you want to claim Microsoft "made PC's accessible", I'll refer you to my earlier challenge - name 3 successful, useful and innovative things that Microsoft invented that enhanced PC accessibility. Why, exactly, did they (or do they) have to...

"Mike" <mikeloveschampagneandrugby@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:gi1h04$l7u$1@news.motzarella.org... Quote: Your Name wrote: "Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote in message news:slrngk7oi6.ju4.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net... On 2008-12-13, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote: While it's true that Microsoft doesn't have a great record...

Father Guido Sarducci <don@novello.com> wrote in news:Xns9B7749A38AF16FatherGuido@198.186.190.61: Quote: In message news:XKY1l.31900$uS1.20321@newsfe19.iad, "Todd Allcock" elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com > said: "Father Guido Sarducci" <don@novello.com> wrote in message news:Xns9B76945FD399FFatherGuido@198.186.190.61... In message news:VAQ1l.8368$JU5.8363@newsfe20.iad,...

Larry wrote: Quote: What upsets me is the raw hatred of anything Micro$oft or Bill Gates. I've been around since M$ had 12 employees and one little computer on DOS 1.0 he bought, some try to say stole but he bought it, from others. Because he is so amazingly successful, it's not jealousy, it's hatred. That's too bad. I've heard him talk then and 4 other times as he grew up and matured....well, what passes for matured...

In message news:XKY1l.31900$uS1.20321@newsfe19.iad, "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> said: Quote: "Father Guido Sarducci" <don@novello.com> wrote in message news:Xns9B76945FD399FFatherGuido@198.186.190.61... In message news:VAQ1l.8368$JU5.8363@newsfe20.iad, "Todd Allcock" elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com > said: After he finally completes his Infernal...

On Dec 16, 7:35 am, Jon Ribbens <jon+use...@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote: Quote: Mmm, the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation for the Promotion of Microsoft. Don't do me no favours. http://en.wikipedia.org/w....#Critic... "Honesty can be hard to come by, though, when you're handing out staggering amounts of cash." "In response to press criticism, the foundation announced in 2007 a...

Am 13.12.2008 3:52 Uhr, schrieb iPhone 3Gold: Quote: What's wrong with a Zune 'iPhone killer'? Nobody need the stuff..

Your Name wrote: Quote: "Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote in message news:slrngk7oi6.ju4.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net... On 2008-12-13, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote: While it's true that Microsoft doesn't have a great record on their hardware forays, they do invent a lot of stuff that is copied and made successful by other companies, including Apple. Name 3...

iPhone 3Gold <vic.healey@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in news:b822bdad-cd50-420b-826e-940213a46f25@b1g2000yqg.googlegroups.com: Quote: What's wrong with a Zune 'iPhone killer'? Elgan: Why you'll never see a real 'Zune phone' December 12, 2008 (Computerworld) A rumor circulating this week says Microsoft will unveil a Zune phone at CES. Most columnists and bloggers who mentioned it said...