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Article #811Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
From: Mark S. Bilk
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00
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In article <slrn8f3le8.jit.cbbrowne@knuth.brownes.org>, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@hex.net> wrote: >Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw a time when Mark S. Bilk would say: >>>While I think you are correct about Rex's grip on reality, trying to explain >>>this to Mark is a bit like trying to explain to the Devil that Charles >>>Manson is a bit antisocial. >> >>Robert Moir, Christopher Smith, and Steve Sheldon (who also >>wrote an article claiming that Rex Ballard is not believable) >>are all totally biased pro-Microsoft propagandists, as can be >>seen from examining their posts in DejaNews. >> >>The reason these three are desperately trying to convince >>readers to ignore Ballard is that he provides more information >>about the coercive, fraudulent, and destructive tactics that >>Microsoft uses than anyone else posting here. >> >>As to Ballard's reliability, every time I've seen his asser- >>tions questioned, he has successfully defended them by posting >>lots of supportive evidence. > >Any time *I've* questioned them, he has responded with "Thanks for >helping to proof-read for me." Other than his figures on Linux usage and its growth (which he has explained are estimates, and discussed their basis), and occasional misremembering of exactly who did a particular thing (which, in any case, was done) would you please give some examples of major, important assertions by Ballard which you have shown to be false?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d8ad,597fd1e0867b4fcd X-Google-Attributes: gid10d8ad,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,597fd1e0867b4fcd X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-Thread: 10b427,416ad9dfdbe1f354 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b427,public X-Google-Thread: 1125fa,416ad9dfdbe1f354 X-Google-Attributes: gid1125fa,public X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,597fd1e0867b4fcd X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public From: msb@netcom.com (Mark S. Bilk) Subject: Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty Date: 2000/04/10 Message-ID: <8csmmq$uie$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net> X-Deja-AN: 609103526 References: <slrn8eii76.29b.philh@vision25.demon.co.uk> <Bb3I4.14040$06.63638@wards> <8csk5o$u8s$1@slb3.atl.mindspring.net> <slrn8f3le8.jit.cbbrowne@knuth.brownes.org> Organization: Cosmic Church of the Orgone Goddess Newsgroups: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,alt.destroy.microsoft