Left-Wing Hates America, Says Author

CNSNEWS.com ^ | Michael L. Betsch

[dyed_in_the_wool]

If Kodak wants to succeed with their standard, they need to continually improve it, add the features that Microsoft added, and so on.

Actually, MS killed the standard, offered a sub-par, broken version and it comes equipped with every PC they sell. Kodak would LOVE to give away their software, however, how are they going to get it to the desktop? 10 meg downloads for everyone? Print up a million or two CDs?
And most users don't even know they're getting broken product.

With .NET and the CLR, Microsoft is making their framework language independent - so you can run C#, C++, Python, whatever, and have easy portability from the desktop to mobile devices, and enjoy most of the same benefits of "Java"-like features (garbage collection, hardware independence, etc.)

Right. That's what the brochure says. However neither Perl nor Python will ever get implemented. Why? Well perhaps this paper by Mark Hammond will explain it better than I can.
And as for portability? To what are you going to port? Palm? WinCE?
And I don't know where you're getting this stuff about 'garbage collecting', etc. If I want that stuff and want it portable, why not just go Java which is proven?
Yet you have the nerve to say Java's licensing is 'odius' whereas MS allows them to scan your computer and find out what software you have and repot it to others, do changes without your consent.

What I think you fail to realize is that there is an upper limit to the competition that you revel in. And, while you are a willing suplicant, don't suppose that every other person should fall in line with you and your master's vision.
There really is an economic argument against monopolies, whether you want to believe it or not and it's espoused by leading Free Market Economists. Not Socialists, but Capitalists. You'd do well to read Hayek's Road to Serfdom to see what I mean.
One firms ability to arbitrarily crush the competition does not benefit anyone. It was great when MS was trying to supplant WordPerfect with Word, but what have they done since then? Bloated the product and killed their edge. Nobody is moving past Office 97 except those replacing licensing costs with cheaper alternatives.
Your great god is dying, my friend. Espouse principles you don't understand. Revel in the cult, but you'll be a minority some day. That stock will hit $10 before it ever hits $100. Guaranteed.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Ok ...that was a little off topic, but I can't stand seeing the "Bush broke his No New Taxes" pledge without setting the record straight. Eight years of seing the White House turned into a septic tank still has me a little steamed.

Thanks for reminding me of that, I keep forgetting. Wasn't that also the same time that Algore sold his vote for the most TV exposure?

[If6was9]

Your discussion clearly shows one of the more basic issues that differentiates the left from the right. The left, with only "headline/readers digest" understanding of an issue pushes it's rightousness based on emotional desires.

Your points on the same subject are based on overall technical and market understanding, facts, and analysis of same. Just made my Friday.

Fellow techie

[If6was9]

Hey Yo.

"Your great god is dying, my friend. Espouse principles you don't understand. Revel in the cult, but you'll be a minority some day. That stock will hit $10 before it ever hits $100. Guaranteed."

So what the heck is your whole point? They're anti-competitive, but so incompetent they'll lose the market? You're arguing in loops (infinite). Time to recompile bud.

[YankeeReb]

Thanks for reminding me of that, I keep forgetting. Wasn't that also the same time that Algore sold his vote for the most TV exposure?

As Ed McMahon used to say, "You are CORRECT sir!". Funny how the presstitutes never bring that up, but we're always hearing about "No New Taxes" anytime the '92 election is brought up.

[dyed_in_the_wool]

One way or the other, they're going down. No, not in a week, but they will. They're struggling with their last two big product releases, OfficeXP and WindowsXP (how many machines are running it versus prior versions?)
And I don't think competence ever came into the discussion. In fact, the only thing MS is competent at is acquiring good software and then destroying or devaluing it. (Uh, Visio, anyone?)
My original point is that MS does not represent pure free market capitalism. Read the prior posts before commenting further, please. Thankyouverymuch.