Dutch to sue Micro$oft...

Digital Wokan plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:49:58 -0400


Excuse me... What if I was already anti-Microsoft before I was
pro-Linux?  (FYI:  I'm pro GNU Utilities as well, but that doesn't mean
I'm going to call my system GNU/Mandrake.  RMS - geek rock star with ego
to match?)

George Toft wrote:
> 
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> 
> Well, Jim, I'm trying . . .
> 
> George
> 
> "John (EBo) David" wrote:
> >
> > Thought this might amuse some of the people on the list...
> >
> > This from Amsterdam NL.
> >
> > > To my astonishment, they showed that video of that microsoft guy on the
> > > dutch tv news. It was in an item on the dutch justice department, that is
> > > sewing Microsoft. They are looking into the possibility of sewing them,
> > > that is. Because they are now 'forcing' customers to subscribe to their
> > > software, eventhough most clients are very reluctant to change that often,
> > > and also, new software versions can be buggy, so they prefer to wait.
> > > The microsoft guy in the Netherlands looked obnoxiously glib. Yuck...
> >
> >   EBo --