Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Widows XP/Mac was Gamma
From: "G. Michael Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:48:23 -0800
References: <B8511A93.29CF%abridge@mac.com>

>on 12/27/01 5:51 PM, Marc James Small at msmall@roanoke.infi.net
>thoughtfully wrote:
>
>>  Much more to the point, what in the hell business is it of the FBI what
>>  "security breach" may occur with what operating system?  Shouldn't these
>>  guys be out chasing Pretty Boy Floyd or Machine-Gun Kelly?
>
>The problems with Windows XP threaten the entire internet and that IS of
>national security concern. The problem is so severe that the Feds have had
>to have a "heart to heart" talk with MS to get them to clean up their act.
>Maybe they have, maybe they haven't. There are lots of sites which are
>covering this.
>
>>  Sheezh.  Your tax-dollars at work.  The Feds really will NOT rest until
>>  they've destroyed the US' finest inventive genius after Edison.
>
>If you're talking about Gates he's NOT innovative. Microsoft has NEVER been
>an innovative company except in their predatory practices which are
>unmatched.
>
>Adam Bridge
>
>--

I know, but i just had to insert my 2 cents here.
I must agree with Adam's comment. MS stuff is everywhere, but that 
does not make it good software. Just omnipresent, and for the wrong 
reasons.

Michael
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