[Sussex] Long live the banana republic!

[Gareth Ablett]

> With, lets call it Open-Economics, Capitalism becomes not overthrown
but
> irrelevant.  A new method (in fact its just an old one repackaged-its
just
> applied on a global stage) of economy is born or may be born, will it
be
> better than the last, who knows, only time will tell.  I believe
Open-Source
> has the potential for a far greater effect on society as a whole than
we
> think.  The only caveat is that those who have now are not just going
to
> stand around and lose what they have now without a fight.  M$ and
their ilk,
> still command a vast amount of fiscal clout behind them and the battle
will
> get bloody and dirty as they lose market ground.  If you think im
kidding,
> or being a doom monger, just look at Corel and their attempts to screw
IBM
> lately.

And M$'s attempts to force Netscape out of business.

Thinking of that I can see this getting very messy the only problem I
see is 
what company is M$ going to try and take to court first. (most likely
redhat)

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

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