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From: duc@mport.COM (Richard Ducoty)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: the Microports
Message-ID: <10@mport.COM>
Date: 14 Nov 90 16:56:51 GMT
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rcd@ico.isc.com (Dick Dunn) writes:

>duc@mport.COM (Richard Ducoty) writes about Bill Kennedy's disgruntlement
>with "Microport":

>> From your recent posts and others, it is obvious you have a grudge against
>> Microport Systems.  We are not Microport Systems - we're Microport Inc.  This
>> is an entirely new company; new people, new site, etc...
  ...
>>...I would hope that
>> you would judge us on our actions and products, not those of another company
>> with a similar name.

>...
>ance of a connection, on your evil-twin company.  Just as friendly advice,
>it's better to take the good with the bad; you can't expect to trade on the
>name only until you find an unhappy Microport Systems customer, then
>disavow any connection.  Wouldn't it make more sense to try to establish
>yourselves as a successor-of-sorts, trying to take on what the old Micro-
>port was aiming at technically, ...
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You make some good points here, but I don't consider the old company an
'evil twin'.  Perhaps I put too much space between the two Microports, 
hoping that Mr. Kennedy would disassociate us from his rancor toward the
old company.
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>> If you have ever been involved in the software business you must realize that
>> a few people inadvertently fall between the cracks...

>Another bit of friendly advice:  It's not wise to address unknown people
>with unknown connections in a condescending manner.   ...  Dick Dunn  
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I have to take issue with you here.  I wasn't being condescending here, and 
I don't appreciate it being cast in that light.  I am appreciative of your
advice, but please send the inflammatory comments via e-mail.

		Richard 

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