Re: [vox] Microsoft campaign

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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:02:51 -0800
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On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 02:58:29PM -0800, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
> My favorite paragraph is this one:
> 
> The "We have the way out" campaign describes Unix as an expensive trap.
> One ad reads: "No wonder Unix makes you feel boxed in. It ties you to an
> inflexible system. It requires you to pay for expensive experts. It makes
> you struggle daily with a server environment that's more complex than
> ever."
> 
> The proverbial pot is calling the proverbial kettle black! :)

More like said pot calling a pyrex coffeepot black.

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