On Tue, 11 Oct 2011, Jason McBrien wrote:
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Gene Buckle <geneb
at deltasoft.com> wrote:
Prove it. Seriously. I want to see concrete, incontravertible(sp?)
evidence that Bill Gates steals from almost everyone who uses a personal
computer.
http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1298665666970544
Section III - Heading H.
Old, but relevant.
That's really interesting, thanks.
While they did (and likely still do!) overcharge for the OS as a part of
being a monopolist (I personally wish they'd been broken up...), it
doesn't really address the assertion that Gates is actually *stealing*
from people. :)
g.
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