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* Kirk Moore (Volt) (a-kmoore@microsoft.com) [010604 15:25]: ->They are an attempt to paint a picture that you want painted. That in ->fact may or may not be based in reality or fact. Having worked for M$ ->for 9 months and approaching the end of my contract, I can tell you that ->they are not the ones to fear. The ones to fear are those that keep ->howling to have the Government step in and write rules and regulations ->to stop the SEEMINGLY big bad monster. That is all this nation needs, ->more rules and regulations. Write better software, make sure you have a ->user interface that is better than windows, and people is convert. ->(Simply my humble opinion.) -> ->What I would really like to see is some group really decide to build a ->better mouse trap. -> ->All responses >>> deleted... No need to flame me. -> ->I am a faithful SuSE user and have been since 5.X... Let me preface my statement with I know your a SuSE user Kirk and I'm not making this towards you. If you build a better mouse trap and the salesman is at the front door trying to sell it, but his wife has a gun to her head in the back room held by a man threatening to blow her head off if you buy anything from the salesman...I don't care if the mouse trap is revolutionary. The shop keep will smile nicely, take your card and show you the door. You will never hear from that shopkeep again. Strong arm tactics (leveraging your monopoly product) will always win over a better product everytime. I can say one thing which illustrates this...OS/2. *shrug* -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin