XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: voodoo@tootycar.net   
      
   On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:44:33 -0400, amicus_curious wrote:   
      
   > "voodoo"  wrote in message   
   > news:4d9743fa$0$11308$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com...   
   >   
   >   
   >> that is right. there is no reason to demean the success of paying poor   
   >> african darkie countries to join iso to vote in the ooxml standard.   
   >> that was just good solid innovative marketing that any company, say   
   >> google, would do. if only they had the smart cookies at the top to   
   >> think of it.   
   >>   
   > You are not being very clear here, voodoo.  Are you just ranting with no   
   > purpose?   
      
   what? i am agreeing with you. that does not happen very often for you in   
   this forum so your confusion is understandable. microsoft is successful.   
   buying the iso votes of poor african countries is not a reason to demean   
   that success.   
      
   > The sense of it all is that you seem to be saying that   
   > Microsoft was unethical in lobbying for their standard to be adopted in   
   > addition to others.   
      
   there is lobbying and then there is lobbying.   
      
   > But did you mean to imply is that "african darkie   
   > countries" should have no say in the matter?   
      
   not at all. they have every right to sell their iso vote to the highest   
   bidder.   
      
   > Or are you saying that any   
   > attempt to persuade others to accept your point of view is somehow   
   > unethical?   
      
   not at all. microsoft has every right to put their bid in. they were the   
   high bidder. in fact, weren't they were the only bidder? how much do you   
   figure they paid? what form was the payment in? windows vouchers won't   
   mean much in places where software piracy is widespread. did these   
   countries stay off that list of top ip pirate countries that came out   
   recently?   
      
   > Or is it only unethical if that point of view differs from   
   > your own?  Try to be a little more specific in the future!   
      
   is buying the iso votes of a few countries unethical? no crime was   
   involved, no laws broken. the whole episode was just good old fashioned   
   innovative marketing. just like i said earlier.   
      
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