Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!olivea!isc-br!tau-ceti!dogear!kharma!dave From: dave@kharma Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Market share for DOS database products Message-ID: <9aND23w164w@kharma.UUCP> Date: 3 May 91 15:24:19 GMT References: <1991Apr30.224901.18001@dbase.a-t.com> Organization: Computer Concern of Springdale, WA 1-800-786-7109 Lines: 30 awd@dbase.a-t.com (Alastair Dallas) writes: > In article <1991Apr28.041636.7696@welch.jhu.edu>, glenn@welch.jhu.edu (Glenn > > You guys at A-T really should not try to use netnews as a means of > > spreading dBASE related propaganda. > > > Someone who works for A-T and owns > > A-T stock posting second hand, negative comments about a competitors > > product? That's just not cool. > > I think that answering technical questions about dBASE is a good thing, > and that's why I'm here. Answering business questions such as market > share is not as valuable to netland, but it's an interesting subject > to me. Slamming competitors or spreading "dBASE related propaganda" > is not why I'm here, and I'd be the first to criticize someone for > doing it. However, I find myself fruitlessly defending against some > fairly emotional attacks that are almost as inappropriate as propaganda > from the competitors in question. > I, for one, am delighted to see A-T represented in what I perceive to be a free and open exchange of ideas and information. Were such an exchange not so attractive, I would definately resist operating a BBS. As to A-T, it works. now if they would just come up with a razor sharp .EXE compiler.... |-) Thanks for listening! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - isc-br!tau-ceti!dogear!kharma!dave [dave@kharma] Dave Laird, SysOp: kharma The Computer Concern, Springdale, WA 258-7109 or 1-800-786-7109 kharma: 509-233-8474 (Local from Spokane Area) 24hrs 1200-14400 (HST)