Microsoft Hatred FAQ berkeleyunix 5149

So follow the link and read it. I quoted the comment and reply directly to make life easier on the readers. I quoted them exactly in context. That you try and deny they illustrate you doing exactly what I said you do is only to be expected.

So what? That doesn't change the essential truth of my statement - that you react to *every* comparison of MS's activities with less controversial criminal activity with the "You're comparing them to criminals with guns. I won't discuss that." It really does make me think that you're more interested in protecting MS's reputation than in any discussinon.

Yes, I've read the thread. It's full of you creating straw men, calling those who disagree with you liars, calling the government crooks, and the like. I'd be interested in seeing *one* quote that compare MS's actions to the "actual use of force." And I want what I gave you - the link to the google groups page the quote came from, and enough context to find it.

The quote about the mafia doesn't compare MS's actions to "actual use of force". It compares MS to people who are willing to use force to get their ends. But there is no "actual use of force."

No, this wasn't "long before" the post I quoted; it occured well after it. And while this really does refer to the "actual use of force", anyone even vaguely familiar with common english usage will recognize the phrase "arm twisting" as an idiomatic usage for a being extremely persuasive, with no "actual use of force" taking place. If that's the best you can do, you really haven't got an argument.

No "actual use of force" in this one, either. This is a *very* apt comparison. The only real difference between this and what MS did is that it replaces something mildly objectionable - charging people for something they aren't getting - with something very objectionable - selling kiddie love.

Your replies to *everyone* who compares MS's criminal activities to more obviously criminal activities have been that accues them of equating MS's actions to using a gun - much nastier than simply "the actual use of force" and then refusing to discuss the comparison. The only explanation I can think of is that you are trying to prevent people from realizing that MS is a criminal organization. That you deny doing this is only to be expected, and I'll bet you deny it again.

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