> Van: Alex Holden <alex_holden@geocities.com>
> Aan: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Onderwerp: Re: [OT] Microsoft
> Datum: dinsdag 19 mei 1998 21:15
>
> MEvans1027 wrote:
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> That was a bad analogy. How about:

Not really, just seen from the MicroSoft viewpoint. (No reference to Mel
evans ! ).

> If Ford released a new car which, unless difficult conversion work was
> carried out, would only run on fuel bought from it's franchised fuel
> stations, would anyone buy it?

And this (above) is the viewpoint of the opposing party ...


The answer would be Yes.  Because (by analogy) they would be the _only_
company building cars.  You are not left with any option :-(((  I think i
wil keep holding on to DOS for some time ... It could get _valuable_ :-)

Greetz,
  Rudy Wieser