Re: [LUG] How to boycott Microsoft/MSN search

[Peter Butterfield <p.butterfield1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 09 Jul 2004 10:24 pm, Julian Hall wrote:
> The Russians used a pencil.
>
> 1-0 to Russian common sense.

I love it!


> Whether competition works as a device to further developments in any field
> depends on the competitors.  You could say "Necessity is the Mother of
> Invention" and therefore the necessity to win WWII brought on a lot of
> advances.  However (irrespective of personal beliefs regarding their
> methods - this is purely a scientific issue), in some fields the Germans
> were ahead (rocket science for example) and they lost.  Science itself as a
> subject won all round as many advances were made in a very short period of
> time.
The advances in wartime are associated with cooperation between allies, 
research scientists, businesses, MP's, etc.. 

> So in a rather long-winded way (apologies for that) I agree with you Peter.

Thanks! I recommend reading Alfie Kohn's books and work by the Deming Society. 

All the best,

Peter.

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