From: Mike '/m' 

On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:59:47 -0600, David N. Barnett
 wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:48:28 -0500, Mike '/m'  wrote
>in message :
>
>| I look at it this way. BillyG is in India.  He donated $100 million of
>| his money to fight AIDS.  While he was there, he also committed over
>| $400 million of Microsoft's money to fight the Linux threat that is
>| present.  Funny how the $100 million got all the press coverage. W-E
>| must have worked overtime to squelch the other story.
>
>Comparing those two dollar amounts is completely specious.  OF FUCKING
>COURSE a corporation is gonna invest more in their business interests,
>compared to the private charitable contributions of the corporation's
>principals.
>
>I'm willing to bet that Ford spends more on TV ads for their trucks
>than the amount they've donated to MADD, too.


It would be specious.  But who was comparing the two amounts?  I merely
pointed out that BillyG's $100 million would be made back in spades if
Microsoft's $400+ million bribe worked.

 /m

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