David Johnston <david@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:40:37 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Kraus
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> >On May 16, 12:35=A0pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:33:32 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Kraus
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> >> <jkraus_1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >> Except for the part about buying things not being stealing. =A0-
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> >> >Depends on the conditions of purchase. =A0Gates is a monopolist.
> >> >Microsoft just tried to "buy" Yahoo, very much against the will of
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> >> >CEO, Jerry Yang. =A0Yang had to fight them off. =A0With considerable
> >> >difficulty.
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> >> He accepted that risk when he _sold_ stock in the cor****ation. =A0
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> >Perhaps. But, control of Capital has nothing to do with broader
> >social needs. =20
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> Well then, it doesn't matter if Gates has it, right? Seeing as how it
> doesn't affect anything...
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Jerry Kraus is a bit of a loon. =20
The reason?
He's a graduate of Queens University (Kingston Ontario) and now lives in
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USA.
The only bigger loons produced by the Canadian system are from McMaster
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Hamilton, but at least 3 guys from SCTV came from there!


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