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and your take is you had croissant and cafe au lait with him.
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We have heard how Bill Milf, Sam Raimi (sp?) and other microsofties are wonderful human beings. heck, even their lawyer brad is a swell guy I hear. it still changes to their actions and the ongoings threats.
A protection racket is a protection racket. You dont need to drive a black sedan and speak with a Jersey accent to recognize it. No matter how much you try to humanize these people, it still remains what it is.
We'll see soon how microsoft's code to apache will come with strings and OS favoritism included
and Im sure we;ll hear about how such and such at Redmond is a great golf player.
- by Papa Chango October 27, 2008 9:07 AM PDT
- So NOTHING has changed in the Redmond extortion scheme, the threats are always there and Horacio is touring to remind us of this fact and you think we should be happy because it is nearing its end and they will eventually get it and some will retire?
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(3 Comments)How about a plan B in case this doesnt work out your way?
Horacio clearly has shown in the interview that the extortion business model that he and Ballmer are pushing is still their plan so every measly little 100,000$ given to Apache is meaningless.
Like someone said, you dont look to some regional Apple director when asking which way the company goes, you listen to waht Jobs says.
Same here. All the open source (lets not bring in that evil free software term they flee like the plague) lovey dovey talk means diddly if the CEO and the VP's sing a different tune.
Paul Furber did a much better job analyzing the Horacio Extortion Tour, I suggest you give a read:
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/columnists/doubletake/furber081022.asp?A=COL&S=Columnists&T=Columnist&O=A
You might have a place in your heart for Horacio but from where Im seated, he seems to be another ********* lawyer.