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Message-ID: <200401111915.51287.ka@khidr.net>
From: ka at khidr.net (Ka)
Subject: OT: http://rss.com.com/2100-1002-5076903.html?tag=nl

At Sonntag, 11. Januar 2004 17:43 George Capehart wrote:
> <sarcasm>
> Poor Microsoft!  Being attacked by Thieves, Con Artists, terrorists and,
> God forbid(!) HACKERS.  Well, here's a flash for Mr. Ballmer.  If your
> software wasn't Swiss cheese, it wouldn't be vulnerable and you
> wouldn't be attacked!!!
> </sarcasm>
>
> Seriously, though, this is yet another bit of evidence to me that they
> just don't get it . . .

OK, my serious answer -- I hope the straight way of expressing myself
is not taken personally.

I think "they" got "it" quite well. 

It's just a question, what this "it" is for you.
MS plays for market share and public opinion and influence to 
politicians. And MS does that quite well. While the IT professionals
have not managed to create a professional association in 35 years.

If "we" (IT professionals) had a world wide organisation with as many
members (percent-wise) as MS has world wide market share, 
there would be no need to nag about Balmers statements.

> Sorry.  That just insulted even my limited intelligence . . .

Everybody has his limits. It just depends for what you use your resources.

It's time we as a professional group start talking and walking like adults
(at least more than in the past), I think. Just playing with computers is fine,
but not enough.

Ka