blowing off microsoft stink

[zscoundrel]

Abraham Lincoln said:

   "You can fool all of the people some of the time,
    and you can fool some of the people all the time,
    but you can't fool all the people all the time."

120 years later Bill Gates said;

  "Hey, those first two market niches could be a really sweet deal!!!"

"Marvin \"GodfatherofSoul\" Bellamy" wrote:

> Commenting on someone's observation, I bet M$'s use of 'X' is indeed an 
> attempt to usurp X-windows name recognition.  Say 'X' nowadays and how 
> many people will think 'UNIX'?  Microsoft may be evil, but they have an 
> uncanny understanding of the lack of sophistication of the typical 
> upper-management type or computer user.
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> mgoins at kcp.com wrote:
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>> It looks like micro$oft's  propaganda machine touches us all.
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>> Remember the good ol' days when you said X box everyone knew it could 
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>> mean X windows.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lucas Peet" <lpeet at eccod.com>
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>>> Where Microsoft came into this, I have no idea...
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>>> X Box == X Windows Box...
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>> I guess some people don't get out much.
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