Gee, thanks Bob. Now I know who's attending, and all their previously
unknown biases. I don't suppose you'd care to actually address the
issues, eh?
> Rick Ross is a
> representative of the Java Lobby, which is a mouthpiece for Sun.
Yeah, they're all out to get you Bob. It's a big conspiracy. Those
10000 Java users who pledged support for Sun were all coerced.
> Yet Microsoft, though the most visible company in the industry, accounts for
> only 1 percent of total information technology industry revenues of $1.1
> trillion. We account for less than 4 percent of total software industry
> revenues of $250 billion. Microsoft is not even the largest software company
> - $13 billion of IBM's $75 billion in revenues is in software, compared to
> our $11 billion.
I think this is known in the vernacular as "reaching". My sister might
fall for it. *Might*.
No, on second thought, she wouldn't. But my dog might. *Might*.
> As a consumer advocate, you know that any dialogue on competition needs to
> be focused on the consumer. When companies complain about the vigor of
> competition, that is typically a sign that they are having difficulty
> keeping up with the pace of innovation or remaining profitable in the face
> of declining prices.
Yeah, that's it. Nevermind the predatory tactics, per-processor
licensing, API "tweaking", etc. ad nauseum. Nope, they're just whining.
Now, if you want something actually useful and information-full, (unlike
this piece of tripe), check out MSFT's 48 page response to the DOJ;
http://www.microsoft.com/corpinfo/#doj
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