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Story: Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood

David Hallowell :"Smithy, I can say that this user group is not rapidly declining and in fact has been growing in popularity since the late 90's mainly due to the success of Linux. "
Lets look at the facts now shall we?
FACT: Windows NT has gone from ZERO market share in 1993 (when it was introduced) to a market share of 55% as at the end of 2002 according to both IDC and Dataquest.
Meanwhile, Unix server unit sales have fallen to a measly 11%. Even if you add in Linux, Windows still trumps the combined Linux and Unix units by 55.1 % to 33.4 %.
This is in site of all the massive, constant Linux hype and propaganda.
REF : http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci931438,00.html?track=NL-118
David Hallowell also claims : "Charles' comments are not anti Microsoft for the sake of being anti Microsoft, he's just stating that Bill Gates is not worthy of a knighthood, which based on his track record is a fair comment"
Really?
Listen, I lived In Britain for 10 years before moving to New York, and if Bill Gates is "not worthy" of a knighthood, then I can think of at least 10 people who were so honored, who had or subsequently committed crimes that would make Bill Gates look like a saint.
Like a certain Lord Archer of Western-super-Mare who who committed the most serious fraud, perjury, bribery and corruption BEFORe he was made a Lord of the realm, but was only subsequently exposed after he was made a Lord , tried and sent to jail at her majesty's pleasure.
I happened to be living in Britain when ole Lord Archer bribed someone to lie for him in court concerning his having patronized a prostitute. I don't recall the Unix Users Group or any other group coming out with vicious attacks against Archer then. After all, his name was not Bill gates, right?
The Labour Party was no better. Labour's record is no better. Amongst the list of crooks and spivs honoured by British Prime Minister Harold Wilson were :
Lord Kagan, Lord Plurenden, Sir Eric Miller, old uncle Lord Brayley etc etc.
Its enough to send a guy to Bedlam.
Why is the Unix Users Group not complaining about all these convicted crooks who were given honours and instead launch vicious attacks against the greatest philanthropist Africa has ever seen, giving more to fight malaria than the entire European Union?
Especially given the fact that malaria was killing up to 2000 Black African children every single day? (BTW, I happen to be from West Africa myself and please note that these honours are given nt just for works done n Britain but for works done in the Commonwealth like Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa etc ec as well)

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