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Message-ID: <20030905113930.GB851@co.sapo.pt>
From: japc at co.sapo.pt (Jose Celestino)
Subject: Bill Gates blames the victim (LONG)
Words by Bill Borton [Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 05:38:53PM -0500]:
> At 11:02 AM 9/3/03 -0500, Robert Ahnemann wrote:
>
> >Let's relate this to real life (flame that line if you want). Your car
> >has a defect that causes the oil pan to leak. Ford (I drive one, I can
> >talk) issues a recall saying they know about the leak and are offering
> >you a free fix, if you would just take the time to take the car to the
> >shop. You decide that you know better and that you would rather not
> >invest the time. You engine is lying on the ground three weeks later.
> >Whose fault is it? They told you it was a problem. You neglected to
> >address it. I can tell you who will be paying for the engine. Today's
> >society is about dissolving accountability. I'm all for changing this
> >around.
>
> Ooh! I love the car/OS analogies! (Hmm... or are they metaphores?)
>
No. They're analogies.
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