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| DATE | 2003-08-16 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] IBM, Bankers at Odds Over OS/2 Migration Path
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> > You are too smart for this.
>
> No, I've decided I'm pretty stupid. I'm stupid enough to not create my own
> fear of microsoft and live in it all day. I'm stupid enough to believe that
> microsoft may have insane amounts of power, but they do not have the power to
> do what you have written.
>
Microsoft can do it in a few minutes. It was the 'stated' business stratergy of dotnet, trusted
computing and passport. It is their current marketing campaign. It's already a fact on the ground
as any computing consultant currently knows. Applications which are built out on the MSFC do not
always work on SAMBA. There are oplock constrainsts, patents and copyrighted protocals, and a
variety of other MS specific network infrastructure contraints on these system.
> Back in high school debate, we were taught of a concept known as "Threat
> Construction". I highly suggest you do your homework and look into it.
I know threat construction. It is the XP EULEA and codebase which has a specific
allowence for turning the systems off remotely if MS decides to, and for automatic updates.
As a Conservative, I find this extreamly offense. As an IBM executive, I would be worried sick
about it since 90% of the keyboards connected to my products are controlled by another single entity.
Although, I admit, I can not speak for the rest of NYLXS. They maybe ultra-leftists.
Ruben
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