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DATE | 2009-02-09 |
FROM | Michael L Richardson
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] best line I've read
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Just when I thought it was safe to read hangout again.
Ronny Abraham wrote: > Guys, I sent the line in as a joke, a lark, a laugh. The idea was to > provoke the members of the list into submitting other funny things > they've seen. > > e.g. > > "Emacs is a great operating system, the only thing it lacks is a good editor" > > You know, that kind of thing. Humor? Funny? Hahah? > > Come on, I know you have it in you. > > :) > > -ron > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Ruben Safir wrote: > >> Ron Guerin wrote: >> >>> Ronny Abraham wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Saw this on a website. >>>> >>>> "When Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made that deal to save Apple at one >>>> point, Steve said "Just because Apple should win doesn't mean >>>> Microsoft has to loose". I've realized since then where i come down on >>>> it - Just because Microsoft should fail doesn't mean Apple deserves to >>>> succeed." >>>> >>>> >>> This deal was motivated by Gates' need to demonstrate a viable >>> competitor in his antitrust suit, and Jobs' need for revenge against a >>> board that gave him his walking papers. >>> >>> Noble chaps, them. >>> >>> - Ron >>> >>> >>> >> Which while all is noteworthy, it is definitely one step of logic more than >> necessary. All one needs to know is that both are proprietary slaveware >> venders and the sooner but their companies are dead, the better off the >> world will be. >> >> Ruben >> >> > >
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