[Am-info] Re: Billie takes the stand

[Erick Andrews]

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:50:41 -0700, sturde@az.com wrote:

>In <20020423160101.358C229B8E@lists.essential.org>, on 04/23/02 
>   at 12:01 PM, am-info-request@venice.essential.org said:
>
>>Re: Billie take the stand 
>
>His threat to pack up his bags and go home and not market software.  It is
>like General Motors complaining that the government is not treating it
>properly.  Therefore, it is not going to make any more cars.  Ford,
>Chrysler, Toyota and all of the others would jump for joy.  What better
>proof is there of the need to break up MS, than his threat not to market
>MS software anymore?  No one should have that power over the economy.

I have read that the lawyers for the opposing states call this "The Chicken
Little" defense, and they are predicting it will backfire.

>Also on how MS cannot strip out the "extras" from its operating system. 
>Chutzpah.  The man who when being sentenced for murdering his father and
>mother, throws himself on the mercy of the court as an orphan.  Even
>assuming the a stripped down system is difficult to create because of the
>mess MS has made of the code, if it created the problem, it is going to
>have to fix it.  I created the mess, so do not expect anything of me,
>because of the mess I have created, although I have benefited immensely
>and intend to continue to benefit immensely from the mess I have created. 
>A lot of brass.
>

Sadly, too many will believe it, or get paid to.   It is *only* smoke and
mirrors.  I pray K-K doesn't choke and get blinded from it.

I guess when you get away with growing up being a spoiled brat, it's
becomes insanity, or at least a serious personality disorder.  Billie may 
think himself very smart, but he's really just a rich twerp with little
or no character.

-- 
Erick Andrews