Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[David Schwartz]

Roedy Green wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:28:46 +0200, "Peter T. Breuer"
> <ptb at oboe.it.uc3m.es> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
> said :

>> I'm a bit curious about this. If I were a business person, I would
>> simply have created two busineses (two accounts, etc.). One business
>> sells only machines with MS on and pays the MS tax on all its
>> machines. One business sells only machines without MS on and pays
>> the MS tax on none of its machines.
>>
>> What's up with that?

> Try the same thing to deal with a Mafia extortion racket.

    This is precisely my point. Your premise is that a gun is no different 
from a persuasive argument. You need this principle to justify responding to 
arguments you don't like with guns. I reject this premise at its roots.

> We are not talking about legal agreements. We are talking junior Mafia
> style enforcement.

    Can you cite any evidence of Microsoft actually using or threatening 
force?

    DS