Re: Can Microsoft be trusted?

From: William Stacey [MVP] (william.stacey_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/10/05 

Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 18:49:59 -0400

Nicely put Alun. 

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William Stacey [MVP]
"Alun Jones" <alun@texis.invalid> wrote in message 
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> "Imhotep" <Imhotep@nospam.net> wrote in message 
> news:S7-dnVwYL72VL9neRVn-tQ@adelphia.com...
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>
>>> They certainly CAN pick the format that they want to implement in their
>>> operating system!
>>
>> Since most hardware vendors write their own drivers why should MS, or any
>> software company, care? In fact, they should support them all, well 
>> unless
>> there are other motives involved...and you are Microsoft...
>
> You seem to be a little self-contradictory here.
>
> "Since most hardware vendors write their own drivers," surely it's 
> immaterial to you what MS supports or does not support, or recommends or 
> does not recommend?
>
> How, indeed, can Microsoft support or not support any of these, if they 
> are not responsible for writing the drivers?
>
> Do you have a point, or are you simply trying to find or construct 'facts' 
> that support your opinion of Microsoft?
>
> Rational discourse consists of finding facts and constructing an opinion, 
> not the other way around.
>
> Alun.
> ~~~~
>

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