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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!fox.almaden.ibm.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.bc.net!felix.junction.net!not-for-mail From: michael@memra.com (Michael Dillon) Newsgroups: alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,alt.org.team-os2,alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Is Microsoft's Internet plan more about its love of power than about users? Date: 6 May 1996 14:07:59 -0700 Organization: Memra Software Inc. - http://www.memra.com Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4mlpnf$d4p@sidhe.memra.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sidhe.memra.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.fan.bill-gates:22007 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc:104932 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:135103 comp.os.os2.advocacy:199834 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:104531 comp.os.linux.advocacy:48313 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:18871 The following excerpt is from Infoworld, the best, most balanced computer industry magazine I know of. Read the whole column at http://www.infoworld.com/pageone/opinions/rcringe/rcringe.htm -----begin excerpt------ Is Microsoft's Internet plan more about its love of power than about users? There's a frightening moment in 1984 when Winston Smith turns to O'Brien, his torturer, and says, "I understand how, but I don't understand why," and O'Brien tells him that power is its own excuse. "Imagine a boot crushing a human face forever," O'Brien cheerfully explains. I couldn't help thinking of Winston's querulous incredulity when I was at Internet World in San Jose, Calif., last week. When it comes to Microsoft's Internet strategy, I understand how, but I don't understand why. I understand how Microsoft hopes to use ActiveX to keep developers slaving over the Win32 APIs and you and me joylessly wedded to Microsoft's massive platforms. That part's easy. But I no longer know if Microsoft's resistance to thin clients goes much beyond the desire for things to go on as they are. Imagine Windows booting up in your face forever. -- Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com