Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[entropy]

davids at webmaster.com wrote...
 
> > Also may I remind you that these newsgroups are international.
> 
>     So what? We are talking about a United States' company's actions with 
> respect to United States laws. There is no reason to make this about 
> philosophy, politics, law, international relations or any such things. If we 
> did that, we would wind up on tangents (just like this one!) that have 
> nothing whatsoever to do with Microsoft.
> 
>     Yes, in a discussion about Microsoft, I will make economic or political 
> statements that aren't 100% valid in every possible imaginable case. But 
> guess what? They'll be 100% valid for the case we're discussing.
> 
>     And you can watch all the replies about how my statement isn't true in 
> every possible case. Well, guess what? I only care about one case.

But I was told recently that the broader discussion is exactly was 
Usenet if for.  ;)