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11/3 Could someone please repost the URL to that 'halloween.html'
article, the one about Microsoft and Linux?
\_ The URL is http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/halloween.html --marc
This seems like a purposeful leak to make Linux seem like
a threat to Microsoft, and therefore imply Microsoft isn't
a monopoly with the intent of effecting the anti-trust lawsuits. -ax
\_ The memo seems like a purposeful leak by Microsoft to imply
there is an up and coming competitor to their OS that is not effected
by their existing marketshare, therefore proving they do not
have a monopolistic stranglehold on the OS market. That might
\_ The URL is http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/halloween.html --mar
\_ The memo seems like a purposeful leak by Microsoft to impl
there is an up and coming competitor to their OS that is not effecte
by their existing marketshare, therefore proving they do no
have a monopolistic stranglehold on the OS market. That migh
slow down the governments anti-trust hearings
\_ Damn! Those evil Redmond lawyers are so smart
\_ however, that does not obviate their previously illegal activites
\_ Do you mean "obviate" or "absolve" ?
\_ either/both
\_ the words have different meanings.
\_ and either are appropriate in this case.
\_ actually the sentence doesn't really make sense
with either word.
\_ "that does not [aquit them from] their
previous illegal activities".
ref: http://dictionary.com
Okay, obviate isn't the best fit as it stands,
for intended meaning. Although taken on the
face, it still is a true statement.
This release in no way diminishes the
effectiveness of their prior activities :-)
\_ obviate means "to anticipate and prevent
(as a situation) or make unnecessary (as
an action)." it refers to events or actions
that have not yet taken place. you cannot
use it to refer to past activities. |
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