Re: It's stuff like this

["Eric M. Bennett" <ericb@pobox.com>]

Sujal Shah wrote:

>that makes me wonder if my 2003 estimate is going to be wrong.  They
>have a lot more to prove in the server arena, and fortunately, at least
>from an anti-monopoly perspective, it seems like they're going to have
>trouble.  More disconcerting, though, is that all of the sources in this
>article requested anonymity.  Usually, companies are forthcoming about
>criticism when they feel they are equals or at least working partners.

Not when the partner is Microsoft.  They tend to cut off people who offer
even constructive criticism.  The cover story of Information Strategy
magazine about a year ago discusses this.



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