[Am-info] End Game

[Norm]

On Fri, 09 Jun 2000 10:03:15 -0400, Wandered Inn wrote:

>>      I don't expect it from M$ itself (they'll never admit it), but I
>> work with many a M$ apologist that's due a big "I TOLD YOU SO!!!".
>
>Those are the ones I'm referring to.  I work with many as well, and just
>because M$ is broken up, doesn't mean they will say, "You were right." 
>They're still supporting M$ with all their might.  Crying in their beer
>because this great company is going to be destroyed.
>
>They won't see the light until there is competition on the desktop and
>true innovation finds it's way into that desktop.  Even then, there will
>still be those who say, "I don't see a yeti..."


     Oh we'll never convince the 'true believers', but that's not who
I'm talking about.  For most of my coworkers M$ was okay by them
(especially those who own M$ stock).  They haven't been 'true
believers', but they felt M$ develops good products and deserves their
monopoly status.  For years I've been considered somewhat of a 'crank'
when it came to the subject of M$ (most knew not to even mention M$
around me for fear of a rant) and was easily dismissed as such.  Even
my wife, mother, sister, and friends just thought of M$ as one of my
'pet peeves'.

     But lately that's changed.  Finally these people started reading
the same things in the national press that I'd been telling them for
years, and although his language isn't quite as strong now a federal
judge agrees with me too.  Now my dire warnings about how dangerous M$
can be if left to their devices carries credibility (and I'd like to
thank BG and the boys for making this much easier).  Now most of those
I've been preaching to all these years realize M$ can't be
trusted...now if I can only get them to care nearly as much.

--
 ...Cheers,

 ...Norm

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