Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Sun Dec 24 22:18:29 CST 2006
Read the whole article again. Then, if still necessary, look up the definition of satire :-) Also see http://www.watleyreview.com/About.html On 24 Dec 2006 at 23:05, William Hindman wrote: > ...there ought to be an open season on all lawyers ...twice as long for tort > lawyers ...all year long for government lawyers ...this country is sue crazy > :( > > William Hindman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael R Mattys" <mmattys at rochester.rr.com> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 6:46 PM > Subject: [AccessD] Interesting reading 3 > > > > http://www.watleyreview.com/2003/093003-1.html > > > > "Microsoft has filed 6,324 lawsuits in hundreds of courts around the > > country targeting anyone who has published what Microsoft considers to be > > "defamatory material." > > > > Michael R. Mattys > > MapPoint & Access Dev > > www.mattysconsulting.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com> > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting reading 2 > > > > > >> JC > >> > >> ...seems very xmas you do your best to dump coals here :) > >> > >> ...given the legal ramifications of software provider liability embedded > >> in the successful RIAA suits against the peer to peer networks, I can't > >> imagine MS doing anything else ...doesn't mean I like it or that it will > >> be successful ...but something along these lines is inevitable. > >> > >> ...and the bell tolls for Apple, Sun, and Linux as well ...if you think > >> for a minute that the legal eagles wont force them to adopt similar and > >> compatible measures to avoid extensive liability awards, you're smoking > >> something other than tobacco. > >> > >> ...just wish I knew which way to dodge to avoid my clients becoming > >> collateral damage ...the thing that struck me hardest is that staying > >> with XP isn't a solution :( > >> > >> ...hope you and Mary and the kids enjoy the best xmas yet :) > >> > >> William Hindman > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> > >> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 4:35 PM > >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting reading 2 > >> > >> > >>> Hi John: > >>> > >>> That article is down right frightening. If this implementation proceeds > >>> as described the ramifications are horrific. I hope this is just the > >>> ranting of George Orwellian paranoid...and not a real warning that some > >>> truly twisted people going for absolute control. > >>> > >>> Jim > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby > >>> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 10:43 AM > >>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > >>> Subject: [AccessD] Interesting reading 2 > >>> > >>> http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt > >>> > >>> -- > >>> AccessD mailing list > >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>> > >>> -- > >>> AccessD mailing list > >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> AccessD mailing list > >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Stuart