> > taking care of aids victims: > good. > > making that part of a cynical, exploitative campaign to strengthen > your monopoly: > not good.
You were expecting altruism??? Robert Heinlein once noted that if any man acted out of altruism, he is not to be trusted. When you give to a charity, do you not try to insure that you are giving to a cause which will use your money with the greatest efficiency towards it's charitable ends AND is in keeping with your belief structure? Or do you hear "it's for the children" and throw your hard earned money in the bucket without doing any due diligence? If Bill Gates is anything, he (his behavioral motivation) is a constant. He wants to win and will take whatever steps he feels necessary to do so. To expect anything less would be to underestimate the opposition. I became interested in Linux because it provides the user with access to high-quality software with minimum financial investment; Lo and behold, I discovered that Linux has become a fascinating obsession, a virtual Swiss army knife of usability. However, as most of you are aware, the lack of financial investment itself comes at a price. There is a steeper (though not at all unreasonable in my opinion) learning curve than what is associated with Microsoft OS & Office software. However,,, even the predatory practices of Microsoft can't account for the overwhelming majority by which the consumer market has demonstrated with its pocketbook the desire for functional (though not necessarily excellent) office productivity software which provides maximum ROI (where I=time). Maybe this speaks to the long term devaluation of our currency by Mr. Greenspan and his fellow thieves ($1.00 in 1986 = $1.63 today)... or, maybe... most people rank the time investment in a high-quality, low-cost, secure, stable operating system lower on their scale of importance than keeping their nose to the grindstone in order to be able to afford to pay their taxes and their bills so that they can go watch their son's football game or their daughters recital. Regards, Ron -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
