[Am-info] Thoughts

[Paul Rickard]

========== On 2002.03.02 04:45 AM, Gene Gaines typed: ============

>Is there a parallel here?  I don't know, but
>somewhere there is a chink(s) in the Microsoft
>armor where a small jab can make a big difference.

    Microsoft is a lot nimbler and a lot smarter than anything that ever 
came out of the Bell system. If there was a traditional "chink" then 
AOLTW, Oracle, Sun Micro, RedHat, or IBM would know about it and take 
advantage of it. I just don't see any vulnerability EXCEPT 
overconfidence. If Goliath had seen David as a threat and shielded 
himself better or attacked immdiately, the old boy would still be with 
us. Microsoft may end up the same way. But I can't really think of a way 
anyone can use that to their advantage.


======== Paul Rickard, Editor of The Microsoft Boycott Campaign =======
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