Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:40:38 -0600 | From | Joseph Pingenot <> | Subject | Re: Linux stifles innovation... |
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>> On the other hand: >> ''I can't imagine something that could be worse than this >> for the software business and the intellectual-property business.'' >Linux IS (part of) the software business, though! That's like saying >Walmart is bad for shops - it is bad for OTHER, COMPETING shops.
Actually, I'd contend that it's more like Wal-Mart (oder Aldi) claiming that the Mom-n-Pop store (Tante Emma Laden) down the street is ruining their business. It's the big Goliath coming out once again.
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