I agree, I don't see any point in stupid "Micro$haft Winbloze $uCk$ DonKy Cock$" posts - it really doesn't help our cause. I really feel that this forum has gone down hill recently because these kinds of posts have become more common in the last month or so.
That particular reference does appear a bit over the top, but I encourage the use of terms like Microshaft, M$, etc. It helps convey the idea that there are people who don't respect Microsoft, some of whom even hate Microsoft. If you're afraid of using those kinds of words out of fear that people will think you're childish, what does that make you? A pussy!
For crying out loud, if I worried about what stupid people think about me, I'd be as stupid as they are - and most Americans ARE stupid.
Frankly, some of you sound like a bunch of Democrats. "Don't call George Bush a Nazi, or people will think we're extremists!"
Earth to Base Camp: No one excels at name calling better than Republicans, and they've been kicking butt. Don't support Bush's invasion of Iraq? You're a traitor. Don't like corporate welfare? You're practicing "class warfare."
Bill Gates is an ASSHOLE, and I'd like to see the public associate the name Microsoft with Microsucks, Microshaft, etc. It's good strategy.
Regarding Microsuck.com members who use Windows, I'm one of them. So what?
Blasting people who use Windows while blasting Microsoft sends out the wrong message; it says the millions of people who use Windodws can't criticize Microsoft! Well, guess what? I use oil, too, but that doesn't stop me from criticizing Exxon and Chevron.
Many people - myself included - are stuck in a "Microsoft rut." I opted for a PC years ago, long before I had a clue about Microsoft corruption or politics in general. I had no idea Windows would suck better than a Hoover vacuum cleaner.
After having invested thousands of dollars and hours in software and training, I can't just jump up and switch. I've moved all my websites to Linux servers, and much of my software is open source. But I don't have the time OR the money to quit cold turkey right now.
I hope to move farther away from Microsoft after I get my websites more squared away and have some money to play with. But that time may be far in the future.
And there's still another perspective to consider. Imagine if an Iraqi freedom fighter snatched an assault rifle from a dead U.S. soldier and used it to kill more U.S. soldiers. Would that make him a traitor to his cause, to his homeland? Of course not!
Not only is it OK to use the enemy's weapons against him, it can actually be cool.
So I say KUDOS to everyone who has ditched Microsoft for an alternative operating system. But I also say KUDOS to people who are blasting Microsoft even while stuck in a Microsoft rut. And never forget, there are far more of them.
