Subj : this guy needs help
To   : Scott Little
From : Lee Aroner
Date : Fri Oct 06 2000 02:23 pm

SL>  [ 28 Sep 00 19:37, Baden Kudrenecky wrote to Scott Little ]

 BK> building.  Add that bill for the country, and it ends
 BK> up to be a huge increase in electrical demand.

SL> That information is not Tom's research, he is using someone else's report 
to 
  > support his own little theory: that Microsoft's Bloatware 
  > is responsible for much of this power consumption. 
  > According to him, if we were using more 'efficient' 
  > operating systems/software like OS/2 and Linux, the power 
  > consumption situation would not be so bad.

   While it's probably true that MicroSplat software does consume 
   slightly more power, it's not a particularly compelling argument 
   is it? 


SL> Perhaps it's not so obvious from just the one 'article,' 
  > but Tom's style has so far been rather consistent - he gets 
  > one little notion in his mind, barely more than a sentence 
  > worth, and somehow manages to fluff it up into a full 
  > article. Every time, he spends a few paragraphs off with 
  > the fairies, one or two taking pot shots at Microsoft, and 
  > the remainder is all about how glorious OS/2 is.

   He does tend to go off the deep end.


SL> Nowhere does he ever offer any evidence of his claims, he seems to think 
that 
  > the 'opinion' nature of the site excuses him from including 
  > supporting facts or research. Um, sorry Tom, don't think 
  > so. Presenting actual research like the power consumption 
  > bit, and then tacking on your own little brain fart doesn't 
  > cut the mustard - you have to provide some kind of factual 
  > link between the two, before you can go off spouting your opinions.

   Sorta like the "Freedom to Innovate" pages at www.microsplat.com, 
   eh?


SL> end rant.

   Thank god.


                                       LRA


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