M$ impact on the public

[Luc-Etienne Brachotte <Luc-Etienne.Brachotte@art.alcatel.fr>]

  While "Appraising Microsoft", we must appraise its impact on the public.
  Here is a FIRST DRAFT version of it :
  
  + Some haven't yet eard the word "Microsoft". It could be :
  
         * they are not interested in computers
         * they don't use computers
  
  + Some consider Microsoft has a monopoly, and it is too much ! It could
         be :
  
         * bad personal experiences
         * well-informed people
         *
         * people who are on this list ;-)
  
  + Some consider Microsoft as only a successful company. It could be :
  
         * they only consider the money
         * they only consider the first usage of it's products
  
  + Some consider Microsoft as a company like the others. It could be :
  
         * they are not interested in computers
         * they don't use computers
  
  + Some consider Microsoft as a norm, a standard. As you must eat some
         food almost every day, you must use Office, including for tasks
         it is not designed for. It could be
  
         * they're ignorant of anything else
         * they fear uncompatibilities
         * they fear Microsoft reactions
         * they ear wrong voices
  
  + Some consider Microsoft as the only firm able to sell real-quality
         software. It could be
         
         * They're ignorant of the market
         * they see/ear too much adds
         * Microsoft is quoted in every computer conversations
         * they ear people like themselves
   
  + Some consider Microsoft as a humanitarian association (yes !). They
         are only a few, I will not consider for the moment why!
  
  + Some are in love with Microsoft, they haven't yet understood why such
         a brillant company agrees to bow to their problems !
  
  I met both skills and non-skills in every of those categories! (list to
  be continued)
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