[nzlug] 'MS Tax' versus Commerce Commission

[David McNab]

On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 19:08 +1200, Denise Bates wrote:
> Michael Field wrote:
> >  - A bicycle without any handlebars?  (aka The Euston Tube Tax)
> 
> A bad analogy!
<snip>
> * Only rubbishy chain-store bicycles are usually supplied in a 
> manner analogous to the "Microsoft Tax" (you pay for, and take the 
> whole box of s**t, no negotiations!).

Lesson here - when mounting an attack using an analogy, there's always
the risk that someone with good knowledge in the analogy subject area
might be lurking, ready to tear the whole argument to shreds :)

> Perhaps this reflects the relative status difference between Linux 
> and high-quality bicycles <g>.

Well said!

Cheers
David


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