02-14-2004, 06:04 PM
Hi,
I believe that the use of "Microsquish" originated in the strip Bloom County (Berkeley Breathed). And, I believe, that that took place well before most people had heard of the Internet, possibly even before Linux was started.
The appreciation of the fact that Microsoft puts out an inferior product through arrogance, ignorance, and greed does not require the existence of a better product for comparison. All that Apple and Linux have done is confirm the technical inferiority of Redmond products. That they were crap required no comparison to demonstrate.
--Pete
I believe that the use of "Microsquish" originated in the strip Bloom County (Berkeley Breathed). And, I believe, that that took place well before most people had heard of the Internet, possibly even before Linux was started.
The appreciation of the fact that Microsoft puts out an inferior product through arrogance, ignorance, and greed does not require the existence of a better product for comparison. All that Apple and Linux have done is confirm the technical inferiority of Redmond products. That they were crap required no comparison to demonstrate.
--Pete
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