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Boycott Apple (was: A/UX comments wanted)

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From: Charles Geyer
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1991 16:58
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In article <haney.688605042@moonshine>, haney@moonshine.llnl.gov
(Scott W. Haney) writes:

> To compare Apple's business practices with terrorists producing nerve
> gas is absolutely outrageous.  Please get some perspective.

Why outrageous?  Apple is a terrorist organization.  They use lawyers
instead of guns, but what's the difference?

Disclaimer: Purely my own opinion, of course, not representing anyone
but myself.

-- 
Charles Geyer
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota
charlie@umnstat.stat.umn.edu
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From: charlie@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Charles Geyer)
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Subject: Boycott Apple (was: A/UX comments wanted)
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