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Re: [vox] Microsoft campaign



Yes, better said. Their campaign strikes me as one loaded with
disinformation.

On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Don Werve wrote:

> 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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R. Douglas Barbieri
doug@dooglio.net
www.dooglio.net

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