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From: gpsteffl@sunee.waterloo.edu (Glenn Steffler)
Subject: Re: Borland flaming (was Re: There is now a bugs@borland.com address)
Message-ID: <1991Apr5.201847.29285@sunee.waterloo.edu>
Organization: Gold Disk Inc.
References: <23964@well.sf.ca.us> <1991Apr2.155353.2031@mathcs.sjsu.edu> <1991Apr4.015027.2680@objy.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1991 20:18:47 GMT
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In article <1991Apr4.015027.2680@objy.com> jeffw@objy.com writes:
>Sometimes people on the net forget that PC software companies are quite
>likely to be unaware of Usenet.  Once in a while a lone person from a PC
>software vendor wanders into the net.

Please...I know of several who are.  Microsoft is on usenet, but most of the
time can't afford to get too invloved because their programmers are 
extremely busy.  Several MS people post.  I did when I was there.

If a PC company hires people like me (university graduates in math/engineering)
they would likely be convinced that usenet is a good thing.

Gold Disk will be on the net in a month, simply because they now
realize the importantance of the feedback is in this (and other) newsgroups.
Why would PC venders be less likely to be on the net?  I realize the fact that
most net nodes are based on unix, but this doesn't stop a PC company
from aquiring access.  Ohh, just remembered, I believe word perfect has
access as well.

Just thought I'd let you know.

-- 
Windows Sumo Wrestler                "Bo doesn't know software" - George Brett
  --(Windows 3.0, a combination of modern moodring technology and voodoo)--
"I guess she had a way, of making every night seem bright as day"
`I Don't Believe In Love`   -Queensryche (Oper. Mindcrime)     Glenn Steffler