*ROTFL* what was i smoking??? oh - i don't smoke, ha ha.

(essentially, i was trying to express a problem for which i had no adequate solution at the time, and all i felt i could do was get exasperated. now, of course, there is the tantalising possibility of a way forward: "social business", under which projects that actually "help people" can operate without the threat of having the social charter aspects of the company undermined by "profit maximisation" focus, from the shareholders... but anyway.... :) .

i'd completely missed this - six years later, it's a hoot!

my favourite quotes:

Is it just me or... does he really say nothing concrete in a very inflamitory manor?

Pulleeez

Dear Lord this was a sorry article. It would have made more sense in say 95-98ish years, but certainly not now. Linux has made enormous gains in ease of use and functionality in the last 2 years unequaled in this industry. Not mention its the fastest growning OS in the server space. Add the MONO project to that and we have a VERY real threat to M$.

*ROTFL*.

it's six years on, and *still* microsoft is 95% market share. and yes, i had a beautiful way of driving people up the wall - of telling truth with nails in it...

... there's a reason for that, which i will explain some time. it's not pretty, but maybe someone will recognise some of the health-related symptoms in themselves (the technology-induced illnesses), and consider doing something about it before it causes their death.