Re: Boycott Microsoft

[Michael Hunter <mhunter@umr.dot.edu>]

In alt.destroy.microsoft rivesj@bunt.com wrote:

John,

This is very well stated and even handed.  Congrats.  One thing I would 
like to point out, when you eat McDonald's, the only way they try to keep 
you from going to Burger King is the quality of your food.  At 
McMicro$oft, the burgers come with drugs...:)

Mike

> I have been a computer tech. working on Microsoft Products for 2 years. I
> have been a beta tester for Windows 95, Windows 98 (Nashville then Memphis),
> NT 4.0 and 5.0, and many Exchange builds I won't even begin to list. I
> personally think that microsoft is equal to the McDonalds of computers. Yes,
> it is a hamburger. yes, it is food. But, damnit, "Mom&Pops Diners" is better
> - but it costs more! If you want a real computer, buy a Unix box, buy an
> UltraSparc or a SGI system - and NEVER touch microsoft. If you want the best
> damn handheld system on earth, better than most PC's I've worked on, buy a
> Newton - there are hundreds of brilliant individuals who are making excellent
> programs for this little tiger for very little money - they deserve your
> business and your respect. But microsoft is just a company. It is no worse of
> better than McDonalds. It came in, saw an opportunity to make alot of money
> and get PC's to a larger population, and it took it. But Windows is for
> dummies, or for people who have no time to deal with real systems.

> That's my opinion!

> John Rives