"Schrodinger's cat" martin scotland.org wrote:

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"Schrodinger's cat" martin scotland.org wrote:

SNIP

Microsoft doesn't want to pay for education and training of
American programmers. Instead of giving Americans the jobs,
Microsoft would rather import easy to control low-wage
programmers. Since Americans are under strict intellectual
property law, they do however have to pay to maintain
Microsoft's empire. On the other hand, many other countries
have no intellectual property law or don't enforce it, so they
get Windows for free. The easy to control imported programmer
sends much of his Microsoft money home to where his countrymen
don't even pay for Windows.

That can't be good for our economy. There's something very
wrong about the New World order especially as it relates to
intellectual property.

Unfortunately, a lot of people in Europe (not me) have the
impression that most Americans are ill-educated, pampered and
most of all insular, insofar as they find it difficult to look
outside of their own state or country and see their place in
something much wider (the world).

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Your post does much to reinforce that unfair stereotyping.

In other words "I don't have a counter argument, so I use the
oldest lamest argument known to man."

Of course you like the idea of being paid for helping to produce
the products you pirate. The more drain you put on our
intellectual property, the more those corporate executives will
scream for your cheap foreign labor.

I dont pirate software. I buy it.

And the cow jumps over the moon.


I have a sneaking suspicion that my labour doesn't come any
cheaper than yours.

You have a big ego for such small arguments.


You mustn't fall into the trap of thinking that everyone outside
of the USA has the need or inclination to pitch up there.

The USA does not have a monopoly on intellectual property or
copyright.

We produced the vast majority of intellectual property. Most other
countries watch our entertainment too. I know that for a fact
because I have collected Internet TV stations, so I know what kind
of television other countries watch.


This is an issue which a number of more developed countries are
grappling with.

When they want our government handouts. They are happy to steal our
intellectual property.


You bang on about "Johnny foreigner" pirating software

Which is true.


and in virtually the same paragraph you criticise MS for selling
cheaper versions of Windows in poor regions of the world.

That's true also.


MS are actually fighting the piracy in a sensible way -

And fighting their inclination to go with Linux.


Again, it's just bad for our economy. Letting us do the heavy
intellectual property lifting while you sit around sucking it dry
might be good for your economy in the long-run though.

Bottom line is that Microsoft make massive profits doing business
the way they want to.

The bottom line is that Microsoft Windows and Office is a cash cow
monopoly duo.


That's why Bill Gates is massively successful and er, you are not.
He's much cleverer than you are.

In fact you don't know that, unless you are suggesting that the
richest person is the cleverest. Gaining a stranglehold on desktop
software helped make Bill Gates & Co. filthy rich.

Obviously you aren't the cleverest since you boast about Bill Gates
being charitable. There is nothing charitable about giving away
money when you are left with more than you could spend in 100
lifetimes. It's only meaningful when you fantasize that he will toss
you a crumb.


But answer one question. Why are you cutting and pasting the
headers from other posters into your replies?

Apparently you are a new breed, a libertarian control freak.







Regards

Martin




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