Chicago politics

John (EBo) David plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:28:33 -0700


Digital Wokan wrote:
> 
> Actually, the mainstream media has been incredibly silent regarding the
> incident.

would you all like it to be a bit more vocal?

 EBo --


> Thomas Mondoshawan Tate wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 07:47:07PM -0700, John (EBo) David wrote:
> > > "der.hans" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > moin, moin,
> > > >
> > > > looks like m$ is learning from Chicago politics...
> > > >
> > > > Saw this after reading the Intel make Linux compiler article above it.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.tomshardware.com/technews/index.html#0100
> > > >
> > > > Skip to the 2nd paragraph, specifically starting at the link to the Seattle
> > > > Times.
> > > >
> > > > The Seattle Times article, however, shows that it isn't m$ directly that's
> > > > pulling it.
> > > >
> > > > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134332634_microlob23.html
> > >
> > > well... that surely burns my brakets!
> > >
> > > does anyone have a list of appropriate people to start writing anti-M$
> > > letters?  One that lists people for at least state, national, and
> > > judicial would be nice.
> > >
> > > I'm not much of a political player, but I think I just had it.  We
> > > should start writing letters ourselves, I plan to...
> > >
> > >   EBo --
> >
> > Seems to me we're stuck in the middle of yet another "guilded age" -- only
> > no railroads or large steel conglomerates...
> >
> > Hrm... Perhaps M$ is akin to Standard Oil and Intel is akin to US Steel?
> > (sorry -- just got done reading a whole 25 page chapter on that for history
> > class. =op)
> >
> > In any case, how much effect are those letters M$ has sent out going to be
> > when Tom's Hardware and the Seattle Times both report that they're written
> > from dead people? Surely other media sources have picked up on this.
> > Besides, politicians aren't stupid -- they're only after money, and weather a
> > "grassroots pro-M$ campaign" has started or not would hardly make a
> > difference to them -- unless, of course, their palms are being greased in
> > the process.
> >
> > --
> > Thomas "Mondoshawan" Tate
> > phoenix@psy.ed.asu.edu
> > http://tank.dyndns.org/presence
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