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[John J. Urbaniak]

"Eric M. Hopper" wrote:

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> On one hand, it wields its power ruthlessly to crush competition, stifle
> innovation, and maintain its death grip on the computer industry.  On
> the other, the people who work there truly believe that they are simply
> engaging in the normal business maneuvering that's to be expected of any
> company, and that the fact they continue to 'win' is proof that they're
> doing well for the economy as a whole.

Oh, I'm sure German Nazis believed they were doing the "right thing."  So did
Caligula, Vlad the Impaler, Stalin, and a whole host of other beasts our race has
spawned.  But their victims had a whole 'nother opinion.

> Most accounts of Gates by people who have met him paint him as an
> intense, driven individual who has little patience for those who can't
> keep up with him intellectually.  Much as I hate Microsoft, and the
> effect they've had on the computing landscape, I am reluctant to paint
> Bill Gates as completely evil.

I have no doubt Gates would not hesitate to do anything to achieve his ends, no
matter who he hurts.  To me, that's completely evil.

> Hey, I just thought of a good biological metaphor for Microsoft!
> Kudzu!  It fits pretty well I think.  :-)
>

Yep.  Kudzu it is.  Disgusting.

John