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[zscoundrel]

> The point I was making, and left out the premise regarding monopoly,
> was that it's easy to criticize the small things Microsoft does
> wrong. It's harder to criticize 'why' they do it, partly
> because when you start looking at 'why' you start realizing
> they're doing the same thing you'd do in their position, in
> many cases.

That statement is utterly false!  There is very little that Microsoft 
does that I would do if I found myself in their shoes.  Period.

Long before I had the technical moxie to truly be disgusted with the 
Redmond mafia on a technical basis, I was dismayed at the quality of 
their ethical conduct in "professional" contacts with competitors and 
customers.  (We won't even begin to discuss the ethical conduct of their 
legal represantives, but I have no doubt that thay ALL have garaunteed 
slots on Satan's All Star team!!!)