Re: [tlug] [OT] Say _no_ to the Microsoft Office format as an ISO standard

["Roger Markus" <rogermarku@example.com>]

On 7/8/07, Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com> wrote:
> Having said all this, let the record show that Microsoft has not seen
> a dime of my money since I bought a Dell back in early 2000 which came
> bundled with Windows 98, which I promptly wiped off the disk and never
> used.

It's easier to be magnanimous when you haven't been (much of) a victim
yourself.  I've lost a lot of money, time, and work due to the
combination of Microsoft's rotten design decisions, unstable and
unsafe products, and overpricing.  Those robber barons have more
negatively affected my life than they have yours obviously, which is
why I'm as passionately opposed to them stealing any more of our
freedoms.  I like freedom, and what they're doing to the computer
industry is a threat to us all (dubious patents, etc.).  "If"
(hopefully not "when") they begin to interfere with your ability to
use Linux, your serenity would (or will) fade!

RM