[aclug-L] Re: Microsoft's best move

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Car manufacturers do the exact same thing.  Sell "defective" products, I
mean.  Most cars made today are not nearly as reliable as the ones made 50
years ago.  And it's not because cars are more complex now.  It's because
car manufacturers have realized that they make more money if they sell a car
that will wear out in 5 years instead of in 20.

Bill Gates doesn't have a corner on the sale of "defective products."  He's
a smart business man, and has used his intelligence to make more money for
himself--or as many people would say, "evil."  (According to any definition
I've heard, anyway, selfishness falls under the category of evil :).
Likewise, General Motors uses their intelligence for "evil", and so does
George Foreman.  :)

-- Jonathan


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From: "ironrose" <ironrose@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Microsoft's best move


Most people or even consumers don't consider Bill Gates to be "evil."
 Many business people have different opinions, but to be able to sell a
"defective product" as Microsoft Windows and make so much money do so is
astounding.  If he was in the business of a car manufacturer or any
simular line of business, he would have gone broke or bankrupt a long
time ago.  Screwd is a little different than evil.  ~Anne

Jonathan Hall wrote:

>I've never heard anyone call Gates "ignorant."  Gates is a VERY smart, VERY
>in-touch individual.  He just happens to use his intellect for "evil."
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>Maybe Gates isn't all that ignorant after all....
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&e=8&u=/cmp/13100775
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