Re: Microsoft good press over Longhorn
On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 07:56:01PM +0100, Nicos Gollan wrote:
> On Friday 31 October 2003 19:11, Tom wrote:
> > Theseus was walking in the woods one day, when he came across the house
> > of a giant. Now, this giant considered himself a perfect host; all who
> > visited him must spend the night, and must be given a bed which fits the
> > guest perfectly.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the giant had only one bed, exactly six feet long. So if
> > the guest was too tall, he'd chop off his legs. If the guest was too
> > short, he'd stretch him on the rack. But no matter what, the guest
> > always fits the giant's bed perfectly!
>
> It wasn't a giant. His name was Procrustes. Oh, and BTW... Theseus killed
> Procrustes cruelly by the "do to him as he did to others" method. Now, who is
> Theseus supposed to be?
http://www.bartleby.com/59/2/procrustes.html
sez he was a giant
A parable is a rhetorical device; your second and third statements
follow threads not intended in the device, however:
Microsoft fucked over IBM by commoditizing the PC. IBM is fucking over
Microsoft by commoditizing the O/S. Turnabout is fair play.
You're supposed to identify with Theseus not Procrustes :-)
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