From: Mike '/m' 

Sometimes I think that the Bush administration  wants the monopoly to
continue as a DoD issue.  Being able to use the Windows Product
Deactivation feature against the axis of evil must have
crossed the mind of at least one person in the Bush administration.

Combine that with the NSA key embedded in Windows, and you can see why Bush
thinks it is beneficial for Microsoft to keep its monopoly.

Unfortunately, forward-looking countries are on to the plan and are moving
to Linux to get out from the Microsoft/Bush stronghold.

 /m


On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:03:51 -0500, "Robert Comer"
 wrote:

>>
>
>It seems that one of our political party's think so...
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:pmumvucidknv0t76uotn7d89p8qphktgqf{at}4ax.com...
>>
>> Yup.
>>
>> /m
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:02:15 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >Microsoft I'd bet.
>> >
>> >- Bob Comer
>> >
>> >
>> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>> >news:aipmvucjk5fi9e4g61eojf8pirimeasm4e{at}4ax.com...
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure where to get the data (I'd do it myself if I
did ;-) ).
>> >>
>> >> I did see the sorted (or sordid?) list in a papyrus-based financial
>> >> magazine a few months ago.  Guess which company had the
highest profit
>> >> margin?
>> >>
>> >>  /m
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:36:29 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>> >>  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Where would on find enough data like that? I can find
individual
>company
>> >> >data, but is there a common place to get multiple companies...
>> >> >
>> >> >- Bob Comer
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>> >> >news:veimvugh1uc8r3dmbtq20dqqk1lnpab263{at}4ax.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I keep on asking if anyone has sorted the
companies of the S&P 500
>> >> >> according to their profit margins.   So far, no
one seems to want to
>> >> >> do the task.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   /m
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:52:20 -0600, "Joe Barr"
>> >> >>  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
>>>>http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,76454,00
>.
>> >h
>> >> >tml
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >No one questions Microsoft's right to make a
profit, but when
>you're
>> >> >> >talking about profit margins of 85% and 79%,
respectively, we have
>a
>> >> >right
>> >> >> >to question the validity of the business
advice from someone who
>> >clearly
>> >> >> >doesn't operate a "normal" business.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Of course, part of Microsoft's world has
competition, but it
>> >consistently
>> >> >> >loses money there: MSN lost $97 million on
revenue of $531 million
>for
>> >> >the
>> >> >> >same period that ended in September. The
CE/Mobility unit had red
>ink
>> >of
>> >> >> >$33 million on just $17 million in sales,
while Xbox lost $177
>million
>> >on
>> >> >> >sales of $505 million. The Great Plains unit
had losses of $86
>million
>> >on
>> >> >> >revenue of $107 million.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
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