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I could read it a thousand times, but it would not be able to convince me.
The only one definitely convincing me was the (well-known?) "7 primitive operators" rant. All other things are only natural consequences...
Please let's continue not to care about Mikrosopht (sorry, I don't recall the correct spelling, and I'm no slave of internet search either, but to me it sounds much antique, so I hope my guess is right...).
Instead, people of worth, let's help pushing stuff like this: http://www.cs.stevens.edu/~dlong/software/kamen/index.php (Note that I'm not the author, just heard of it recently.)