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From: johnj@welch.jhu.edu (John A. Johnston)
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Subject: Re: Question for net.views column in UNIX Today!
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Date: 1 Apr 91 14:03:08 GMT
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In article <9103301640.AA00675@sunrock.East.Sun.COM> sunrock.east.sun.com!cliffs@uunet.UU.NET (Cliff Skolnick {Consulting Dude} Sun Rochester) writes:

>Let the users choose, rather than marketing types, the standardization
>will be a selection of supperior product at the moment.  But consider the
>fact standardizing an unknown is not the best choice.  Maybe no one has
>thought of the best GUI, so perhaps two or three GUI's provides healthy
>competition and incentive to inovate.

Amen!  Competition = incentive to innovate.

Would you be happy if Uncle Sam said that the only new car anyone
can buy is a Yugo?