[Klug-general] [OT] Bill Gates: the last day at Microsoft

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 17:10 +0000, George Prowse wrote:
>> Karl Lattimer wrote:
>>>> Every businessman wants a monopoly that makes money. If you want ethics 
>>>> then big business is not for you.
>>> And here we go with a complete fallacy...
>>>
>>> How many grocery store owners want a monopoly? They want fair
>>> competition.
>>>
>>> Businessmen generally don't want a monopoly they just want clients which
>>> pay them so they get paid and so they can grow their business. 
>>>
>>> I think you should stop speaking for "Every businessman" until you at
>>> the very least actually own one successful business. Oh but please
>>> remember that monopolistic behavior is actually ILLEGAL! You're
>>> essentially condoning breaking the law here.
>>>
>>> FYI: 
>>>
>>> Novell - big company, not monopolistic, doesn't want to be monopolistic
>>> Sun - big company, not monopolistic, doesn't want to be monopolistic
>>> etc...
>>>
>>> K,
>>>
>> Come on Karl, don't be so naive. What is the purpose of a business? It 
>> isn't to survive, it's to make money. And the most efficient way? Be the 
>> only person they can buy off.
> 
> I'm not naive, but not everyone thinks like that. FCOL George not
> everyone wants to corner their market, some just like to offer good
> products and make a profit.
> 
> To even suggest that everyone wants to be that way is incredibly
> arrogant. You don't know everyones mind George, and you don't speak for
> everyone... One of these days you may learn that lesson.
> 
>> I never said it is the right or the honourable way to do things, just 
>> the most efficient. Simple economics.
> 
> But you'd give credit to someone for doing it...
> 
> Hypocrite! 
> 
> K,
> 
Of course i'd give credit for building a strong business and making 
decisions that are good for said business. If I were him i'd probably 
have done the same, but i'm not and therefore it is my right to get 
annoyed about them :)