Comments on: Gates to Ballmer, “Houston, we have a problem” http://www.geeksrus.com/2003/01/22/gates-to-ballmer-houston-we-have-a-problem/ We're geeky so you don't have to be Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Maggie http://www.geeksrus.com/2003/01/22/gates-to-ballmer-houston-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Maggie Fri, 24 Jan 2003 00:34:34 +0000 http://www.geeksrus.com/steve_wp/?p=144#comment-63 <p>Ya know what the most surreal thing in all this legal maneuvering is?</p> <p>Everyone (sweeping generalisation) when talking about Microsoft implies that they understand and believe Microsoft to be all these bad things (a monopoly, bullying, dishonest, morally bankrupt, etc.) but we still have shit like the recent court settlements. This is where being a Republic, not a Democracy, fails the people. How do we get public opinion entered as evidence? I mean once a few million people feel swindled and bullied doesn't that count? </p> <p>Oh, wait... we have Geo. W. 'Corporate Favor' Bush in office, not Teddy 'Trust Buster' Roosevelt... <em>le sigh</em></p> Ya know what the most surreal thing in all this legal maneuvering is?

Everyone (sweeping generalisation) when talking about Microsoft implies that they understand and believe Microsoft to be all these bad things (a monopoly, bullying, dishonest, morally bankrupt, etc.) but we still have shit like the recent court settlements. This is where being a Republic, not a Democracy, fails the people. How do we get public opinion entered as evidence? I mean once a few million people feel swindled and bullied doesn’t that count?

Oh, wait… we have Geo. W. ‘Corporate Favor’ Bush in office, not Teddy ‘Trust Buster’ Roosevelt… le sigh

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