[Am-info] [Fwd: Is the mandate for the list accomplished?]

[John J. Urbaniak]

Sujal Shah wrote:

> I'm curious.  Has the mandate of this list been fulfilled?  I mean, is
> there really any more appraising left to do?
>
> I'm not arguing that Microsoft has been caught or punished enough.  Just
> that their behavior is a known quantity.  We know the good things they
> have done and we know all the bad things they have done.  More
> importantly, many, many other people know as well.  In fact, I would
> argue that their pattern of behavior is so well know at this point that
> user's groups, media, and watchdog groups all can predict with
> reasonable certainty the behavior of Microsoft in most situations.
>
> Just a thought.
>

I don't think enough people know the truth about what Microsoft has done,
good or bad.

I think most folks still think of Microsoft and Gates as this benign little
company led by this benign little nerd-geek who just want to make good
software.  I think that image is far, far from the truth.

No, I don't think our task is over yet.

John