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From: "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@__n_o_s_p_a_m__abyss2.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment.
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:20:39 -0400, Hyman Rosen wrote:

> Warren W. Gay VE3WWG wrote:
>> Their success?  M O N O P O L Y
> 
> They have a monopoly because they are so successful,
> not vice versa.

Yes, they *have* a M O N O P O L Y, but they got that from blatant theft.
They have *never ever* published software that was developed in house
other than Windows.

Every piece of software they have published has been either stolen due
to really dodgy handshake deals (DOS) or forcing company's out of
business, Word, Visual Studio based products, i.e. C++ and Basic, Excel,
etc.

Aaaaaaaand, all of their software is shoddy and well, dangerous (if you're
a manager looking for a real-time OS, don't look at Windaz). I certainly
wouldn't touch their dodgy crap.

Luke.