Does "Micro$oft" sucks...?

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 11:47 2/24/2004, you wrote:
>For example (and to stay off topic a bit):
>
>Last year alone the Gates Foundation donated a tad over 7,000,000,000 to 
>various medical and educational programs.  Count the zero's my friend.
>
>I fully realize that they price gouge and everything they stand for is 
>against OSS, but 7 billion donated to the world's future each 
>year.  That's not a bad thing.

No, it's not a bad thing. Anything done for good is a good thing, no ifs, 
ands, or buts. However, and to make the point dramatically in the purest 
black or white: stealing exclusively to give to the poor is still stealing. 
I applaud charity, but I expect ethical business behavior as well. Our 
family businesses, for example, are publicly held and audited, have had an 
impeccable reputation for nearly 80 years now, and consistently donate a 
percentage of gross profits to charity and social work as well as fund the 
Paiz Foundation.

Just as two wrongs do not make a right, a right does not "cancel out" a 
wrong. They are independent.

>Please don't reply to this forum if you have to bash me

No bashing here, but I certainly don't agree with my interpretation of what 
you said.


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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