CD> Yep.  The consumer would be in much better shape if MS would quit
 CD>  releasing lower priced software just as the consumer would be better
 CD>  off without WalMart, supermarkets, low commission stock brokers,....
 PG> The issue with Microsoft is not their lower prices.  Although some
 PG> competitors would do well to realize that.  The issue with Microsoft
 PG> is that they use extremely dishonest business practices coupled with a
 PG> very slick legal department and an almost unlimited cash flow to dump
 PG> very low quality software onto the public.
 I can see that you're an unbiased observer!!  The flaw with the above
 logic is that Microsoft still operates in an open market.  Nobody
 is forced to buy Microsoft software.  And I realize this sounds
 amazing, but there are millions of consumers who feel that they
 get the most bang for their buck from MS sw.
 Of course you can just chalk it up to "marketing" or something else.
 PG> I have seen
 PG> M$ try to market their software to hospitals where they knew it would
 PG> literally kill people, and attempt to cover their tracks by hiring the
 PG> competent people away from them.  In fact the latter is a well known M$
 PG> tactic.
 You've gone off the deep end...
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