From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Don Hills wrote:
> In article , "Rich"  wrote:
>
>>  Sometimes I think some of the folks here live in an alternate
>>universe where they expect to insult and malign people and receive
>>kindness and favors in return.
>
>
> Earth calling Rich... Microsoft (and, in this case, you) aren't being
> insulted and maligned unfairly. On the contrary, you have earned it.
> If you want to be treated with respect, all you have to do is earn it by
> treating others with respect.
>
> My experience matches Geo's, in that most of the Microsoft employees I have
> contact with are helpful and polite in the face of abuse aimed at the
> company in general and are widely respected as such (especially Nathan
> Mercer and Brett Roberts of Microsoft NZ, take a bow).
>
> With regard to your bleating about Gary's license use violations, it's an
> everyday occurrence. People routinely use "other" copies of
windows to fix
> problems, for example using an OEM or full license CD to replace damaged
> files on an OEM preinstall. Technically, it's against the EULA. But until
> Microsoft starts actively and systematically tracking down such cases and
> prosecuting the perpetrators, you can either suck it up or accept that we
> aren't going to accept you whining about it.
>


Yup. I am just waiting for Rich to start calling the PRC or indeed most of
the third world "thieves" even though his uppers & betters
such as Billy G are quietly quite happy as a pirated copy of XP is still a
PC loaded with XP & thus a potential sales opportunity for other MS
product vs a pc loaded with Linux or OSX.

Adam

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