From: "Robert Comer" 

> 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.

Maybe, but the effect of that hurts everyone.

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

Yep.

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:922nvug701bn7lfgn2g92brr6k4a2mh4h6{at}4ax.com...
> 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/0,10801,76454,0
0
> >.
> >> >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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