It strikes me as odd that I keep reading these complaints over and over again. If you feel this way, why do you accept advertising from them? Why are people continuing to accept money from people whose objectives run counter to anything but what makes them money?
I think it's because you want money, too. Would you be willing to put your money where your mouth is, and put something down on activist movements which are trying to stop this kind of behavior?
I'm thinking, in particular, of another "news" web site, "news.com." Every time I go there, I smell money and greed. Once in awhile, they throw a bone to people who don't believe in those things, but generally, what I see there is "Who should you invest in?"
I'm putting my money where my mouth is. I don't buy Microsoft products for anything I do. Sometimes that's inconvenient, but I don't care. If I could find work at a company that didn't use them, either, I would.
Don't get me wrong; I think some of their work is top-notch. But then again, I want my own brother in jail for the rest of his life were he a murderer, even though he might be the best auto mechanic in the world.
If people could convince Microsoft to stop behaving in this manner, and to be a leader encouraging others to stop as well, I'd feel different.
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Posted by: ccchips on February 12, 2004 10:57 PMI think it's because you want money, too. Would you be willing to put your money where your mouth is, and put something down on activist movements which are trying to stop this kind of behavior?
I'm thinking, in particular, of another "news" web site, "news.com." Every time I go there, I smell money and greed. Once in awhile, they throw a bone to people who don't believe in those things, but generally, what I see there is "Who should you invest in?"
I'm putting my money where my mouth is. I don't buy Microsoft products for anything I do. Sometimes that's inconvenient, but I don't care. If I could find work at a company that didn't use them, either, I would.
Don't get me wrong; I think some of their work is top-notch. But then again, I want my own brother in jail for the rest of his life were he a murderer, even though he might be the best auto mechanic in the world.
If people could convince Microsoft to stop behaving in this manner, and to be a leader encouraging others to stop as well, I'd feel different.
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