Re: ESRI was Re: Wall Street may see MS deals as bad news

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by Brett Glass on 11/6/98 9:05 AM ---

>Most are eventually shafted. Look at SAP! Already well established on UNIX,
>they started as a strong proponent of NT and a self-avowed Microsoft 
>partner. 
>For awhile, the relationship went well; now, SAP wishes it had never heard
>of NT or Microsoft.

Most, perhaps. I don't honestly know. Not all, is my point, which is one 
reason the attraction remains. Microsoft may want your business, they may 
not. They may be capable of moving into it, they may not. Like I said, 
it's Russian Roulette.

Mitch Stone
mstone@vc.net