Boycott & computer products.

[asian1]

Boycott French Products

There is a movement to boycott French and German products in US and UK.

Does this movement include boycotting Pegasos and MorphOS (from Genesi / Thendic France and Bplan German)?

What about AmigaOS 4 (Hyperion, German)?
:-)

On the other side, there is a strong Anti-American boycott movement in Asia & Africa.

If they boycott INTEL, AMD, SPARC, ALPHA, PA-RISC, MIPS, Transmeta (USA), ARM (UK), NEC/Fujitsu and VIA (Taiwan) CPU, what kind of CPU do they use?
:-)

[Matt_H]

Oh dear. Now computers are being dragged into the middle of this lousy war.

Frankly, I think whoever came up with this boycott needs better things to do. The cash I get back from the Feds on this year's tax returns is going straight to Germany for a new Delfina.

In fact, I think I'll go out later today and stock up on French products.  :-D

[Bezzen]

Interesting to boycott countries for not going to wars.  :-o

I think boycotting is a good way to get your point across. But I don't think it's fair or just to boycott companies from a whole country for what their governments decided. I chose to boycott some companies for THEIR actions, not for the government in that country's actions.

[Hooligan_DCS]

Love the site in that link.. Fire-Button ..how can I have missed this.

[Colin_Camper]

Humm
That's funny - GW Bush decided to boycott European steel before he even dreamt up a way to subvert the "war against terrorism" into the "axis of evil campaign".

bty - I'm for the war despite Bush Baby!

[iamaboringperson]

I think boycotting is a good way to get your point across. But I don't think it's fair or just to boycott companies from a whole country for what their governments decided. I chose to boycott some companies for THEIR actions, not for the government in that country's actions.

its an evil idea

but i would probably boycott product made by the french government
anyone know of any? is it that socialist?

[mikeymike]

I would feel more inclined to boycott any French products after the defacing of the war memorial, that was just sick.

[Clooned]

I think Hyperion is based in Belgium not Germany.

[Dietmar]

I don't think there is a "movement" to boycott French and German products. 500,000 people in the streets of London against a pre-emptive war: that is a movement. If there was a boycott (other than mouse-sized), it would be totally moronic: these are only two voices in a much larger world-spanning group of equally critical countries and populations. Or maybe I missed the announcement that boycots of fries are now a reasonable alternative to persuading with arguments

As to French-bashing: there obviously was a campaign on conservative (often Murdoch-controlled) US papers and Fox News, clearly targeted at incensing people. It appears as if the stories were primarily pushed as a lightening rod to defer attention from US failure: Blaming the French was much easier than taking the consequences of inept behaviour (the rumblings of Rummy alienating many Europeans early in the process) like a man.

> I would feel more inclined to boycott any French products after the defacing of the war memorial, that was just sick

Care to explain your reasoning ? I don't see any logic in that statement. It's like proposing a boycott of English umbrellas to remedy the problem of English hooligans abroad: you have a problem and suggest a totally inadequate "solution". Except that it is not only inadequate but very dangerous: you alienate your European friends and neighbours.

[amigamad]

i agree with the boycot on france the quality of french made stuff is below poor besides there a smelly bunch of backstabing cowards why would the french help with the war when they support sadam the evil murderer they make loads of money out of sales to iraq .What they done to the graves of people who whent to war to help france  just goes to show what there like.

say no to france :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D

[Waccoon]

Anyone for Freedom Fries or Mecca Cola?

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
   -- Albert Einstein

[asian1]

Belgium Veto

>Belgium - Hyperion

Belgium was one of 3 countries (with France & German) that vetoed US proposal to support Turkey during war with Iraq (Feb. 10, 2003).

>Company - Country relation.

The company pay tax to the country who support / against the war. Many companies who operate in US is actually based overseas (ie old Amiga Corp in Bahama - 1990s)

[MarkTime]

its ashame it takes a war to boycott french products...I mean c'mon ppl....

nevertheless I am no fan of bush to say the least.
there is an old saying, those who trade freedom for security, end up with neither.

we are in the process of ending up with neither.
my wife is a legal resident, but we are waiting on one govm't agency to send us paperwork we can forward to another govm't agency, and as a result of the delay, she is being harassed, she can't get a drivers license, work, nothing....

thank george bush....the country has gone mad.
but its 'necessary', people think...it is entirely unnecessary to harass legal residents because they were foreign born.  That is a huge lie.  What is  necessary and what is convenient or cheap, or politically expedient, are different things.  It is absolutley not necessary to harass a 23 year old woman, and wife of an american citizen.  Thats @#$@#.

I want to use harsher words, but I'll just upset everyone....

[blobrana]

There is a growing movement in europe to boycott usa products  , especially the oil companies...

And in the light of america announcing the 15 (all american) preferred companies to rebuild iraq, ranging from  replacement mobile-phone technology to heavy industry , and ignoring any competitive offers from other UN countries;
I, personally, have chosen not to buy any products made in the usa.

[iamaboringperson]

I, personally, have chosen not to buy any products made in the usa.

but why?
what have those particular manufacturers done to you?

i certainly wouldnt want people to stop buying my products just because they disagree with the policies of the particular government running the country that im in