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- From: messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.novell,misc.invest
- Subject: Re: Novell to buy USL
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.181156.16486@netcom.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 18:11:56 GMT
- References: <BzpuFq.2G1@iron.hq.aflc.af.mil> <X3R9VB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> <1992Dec23.170951.28195@xenitec.on.ca>
- Organization: Messina Software
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- merce@xenitec.on.ca (Jim Mercer) writes:
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- >In article <X3R9VB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> pkedrosk@student.business.uwo.ca (Paul S. Kedrosky) writes:
- >>While I agree with much of what you have said here, it reminds me
- >>of what seems to a problem unique to the Internet. I suppose I
- >>shouldn't be surprised given that the place is still largely populated
- >>with technical types but the "Micro$oft bad, Bill Gates evil, Bill Gates
- >>badbadbad, NT sucks" stuff amazes me.
- >
- >geez, people who care about the quality and ethics of those in their industry.
- >[...]
- >maybe if we all acted irresponsibly, and basically screwed whoever we need
- >to to make huge amounts of money, this industry would be a better place.
-
- Just to interject some sanity here - when was the last time you checked
- prices for UNIX software? Why don't you do that before talking about
- making huge amounts of money. This is the problem - UNIX will never
- make it to Joe Blow's desktop as long as the prices are that obscene.
-
- t.
-