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[Steve Holmes]

Well the federal government doesn't support me directly but they get a
chunk of my check every couple weeks:).  I'm just saying they seemed
unable to overcome the Macroslop monster:(.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote:

> now now steve,
> would you bite the hand that feeds you?
> 
> Shaun..
> "We realise we have a problem with communication. However, we're not going
> to discuss it with our staff."
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> On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Steve Holmes wrote:
> 
> > Didn't the US department of Justice try this (in as many words)?  
> > <HMMM>
> > Even the government had trouble stopping him!
> > 
> > On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote:
> > 
> > > Would anyone particularly mind if microsoft were told to go get fucked?
> > > I know if I had half a chance and more money than that pompis ass bill
> > > gates, I probably would.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Shaun..
> > > "We realise we have a problem with communication. However, we're not going
> > > to discuss it with our staff."
> > > EMAIL: shauno at goanna.net.au ICQ: 76958435
> > > YAHOO ID: blindman01_2000 IRC NICK/SERVER: |3|1ndm4n on #aussiefriends on
> > > www.jong.com:6667
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Kirk Wood wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > The moral of the story is that Macroslop has decided users don't know what
> > > > > they want. Therefore they will decide. They will leave a few things in to
> > > > > make those who foolishly believe they know what they are doing think the
> > > > > OS is under control. Meanwhile Macroslop will still decide how things
> > > > > should be done.
> > > > 
> > > > My windows box runs win95.  This self righteous presumption is bad enough
> > > > there, but struck me as being more and more prevalent in later windows
> > > > versions, thus my reason for not upgrading.  Now that I use linux 95% of
> > > > the time, I don't miss it a bit.  This single aspect of microsoft's
> > > > operations shits me more than probably any other.  This along with their
> > > > rediculous market share gives them the power to do whatever they happen to
> > > > think is a good idea, and the average computer user just wears it.  That's
> > > > just so wrong.
> > > > 
> > > > Geoff.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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