Microsoft's No-Bid Contracts

Jacob Jingle · 2011-07-19T19:20:30

I've listened to progressives and libertarians argue it out for years and I want this groups opinions: would America have been better off if companies like Microsoft had never received all the no-bid government(s) contracts it's gotten over the years? Would we be better off if it stopped getting them now? Should it receive most of these contracts at all and should our government(s) be involved in such things? Seriously, can't Pelosi afford to buy her own version of Windows 7 and pay for her own email account. Should our governemnt be paying private companies like Google, Microsoft(in partnership with the NSA) to develop software to spy on us? What about government regulations that tell people what to buy(light bulbs, cars, etc)? Where does this government "investing in our economy" strategy start and end? In short, is statism, if that's what you would call these kind of government public/private planned economy partnerships, good for our economy, country, etc?

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Started by Jacob Jingle July 16, 2011 02:50 PM

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_the_phantom_

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July 18, 2011 12:20 PM

Men are endowed by their Creator...

Oh joy, lets bring Religon BS into this as well... given I don't buy into the concept of a 'creator' (has a more self important egocentric idea ever been created by humans?)I now consider all your arguements null and void.

way2lazy2care

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July 18, 2011 12:53 PM

Seeing as how the Chinese basically copied our ICBMs to the tee, I really don't see them as being more secure with Microsoft.

What did Bradly Manning steal all those files off of?

no system will protect against users leaking information unless it cuts users out of the loop. If you're at that point a userless secure windows machine is just as secure as a userless secure linux machine. I know, why don't we just not have any classified documents so nobody can leak anything. AMIRITE?

BTW, I would bet you dollars to donuts a properly configured version of one of Linux's better free versions could easily compete with Microsoft on every level including security.[/quote]
are you going to explain the ins and outs of linux to every government employee? Are you going to find 100s of developers with the proper clearance to develop a secure operating system that works for all proper classification levels? Is your product on the market today?

Jacob Jingle

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July 18, 2011 08:56 PM

@ Me - Men are endowed by their Creator...
@ Phantom - Oh joy, lets bring Religon BS into this as well... given I don't buy into the concept of a 'creator' (has a more self important egocentric idea ever been created by humans?)I now consider all your arguements null and void.

Your creator would have to be some sort of godhead for you to see anything remotely religious in that text.

South Park - Theory Of Evolution

Jacob Jingle

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July 19, 2011 07:20 PM

I know, why don't we just not have any classified documents so nobody can leak anything. AMIRITE?

At this point, I think we do. It seems our(Americans) government can't keep a secret for more than a month. It's a disgrace.

are you going to explain the ins and outs of linux to every government employee? Are you going to find 100s of developers with the proper clearance to develop a secure operating system that works for all proper classification levels? Is your product on the market today?

It's pretty intuitive, I don't think they would have a problem. I don't see why you would have a problem finding the programmer. There are quite a few versions that I believe could do the job.

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