percentages - 8:05 am on Oct 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

>ultimately M$ will be broken up. It should have happened long ago, as this lot are simply not capable of decent human behaviour.

Have you read the article that explains that if MS were broken up it would actually benefit, both financially and from a competitive standpoint?

I hate the guy (my best buddy) that beats me regularly on the golf course every weekend, well at least until we get to the 19th hole. Then I appreciate (usually after a few beers) why it keeps happening to me. He is a better player! MS are the better players, complaining about them won't win.....learning from them will help much more ;)

They don't cheat...they just play every advantage available, sometimes cutting it very close to the line. They are very competitive, and in a capitalist society you have to respect that, don't you?

Those that lose will always complain, whine, claim cheating, call it underhand tactics, and make every excuse in the book for their own failure.

The winner is the winner....if you lose, be honorable in defeat (I'm trying), and go out to play to win another day. "Rubbishing" the competition never wins ;)

If enough people actually thought MS were "scumbags" I'm sure they would ditch their stock. In reality the major shareholder keeps ditching his stock and the general public keep buying it.......says to me that most people think "If you can't beat 'em join 'em".