On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:49:23 -0500 William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

RealNetwork is like after-market car radio company that is suing GM because GM has the arrogance to put radio in all GM cars, thereby shutting out after-market radio companies.

Not quite. One can choose to buy any number of other models of car, with or without a radio. This comparison is not valid.

When will these commie diarrhoea end?

Well, it ain't exactly "commie", there, Willy, it's Capitalism but following certain rules of fair play; it won't end 'til Microsoft starts playing by those rules; and calling someone's argument "commie diarrhoea" just makes you sound like some throwback to Joseph McArthy. Grow up. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding." -- John Kenneth Galbraith -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml