* Erik Funkenbusch peremptorily fired off this memo:
> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:25:52 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/vista-purposely-cripples-connections-to-other-operating-systems-23331
>
> If you'd bothered to read the comments...
>
> <Erik's "aha!" moment snipped>
>
> So in *YOUR RUSH* to get a microsoft bashing article out, you didn't bother
> to fact check.
>
> Surprise, Suprise.
Yeah, surprise surprise. Erik was apparently the only one interested in
doing what I recommend: if the article looks intriguing, read it
yourself before believing the (out-of-context) quote.
I think you should follow up on /all/ of the articles whose links and
partial quotes are posted by Roy.
You can be Roy's Boswell.
--
Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have
museums to document that.
-- Bill Gates, Speech at the Computer History Museum, as quoted in InfoWorld
magazine (October 2001)
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