A long time ago in a distant blog, I had a short series of posts where each one addressed a single common (and flawed) argument. I’d like to try that same thing on The Source from time to time, so here is the first “Fatal Flaw” – I welcome your comments and suggestions!

The Premise

Example: “Moonlight/Silverlight will force Adobe to step up its game, and that competition benefits everyone”

Example: “Mono/.NET will force Java to step up its game, and that competition benefits everyone”

The argument here is supporting Mono/Moonlight/Microsoft is at least indirectly beneficial — if not directly so — because competition benefits everyone.

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