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From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.lang
Subject: Re: re: MASM update policy
Message-ID: <1055@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 15:16:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  9 15:16:32 1986
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Reply-To: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady)
Organization: Duke U Comp Ctr
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Say I buy a (car|computer) from (Studebaker|Fujitsu).  I also buy, at
the same time, a nice (car stereo|assembler) made by (QRM|Microsoft)
because I have heard of that company and believe it to be a reliable,
responsible firm producing good products.  I then discover that said
(car stereo|assembler) has problems; not mine in particular, but all of
that model, due to a manufacturer's design flaw.  I discover that
neither (Studebaker|Fujitsu), from whom I bought the product, will
support it.

Ignoring all questions of legality, indemnification, and the like, you
can damned well expect I will *NEVER* buy a product from *EITHER* firm
again, and every time I think of them I will say, "God damn their
impertinent souls.  May they roast in hell for a million years!"

Microsoft's actions in refusing to support their customers (even
indirect customers) are possibly legal.  They are at best ethically
questionable.  They are certainly irresponsible.
-- 
D Gary Grady
Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC  27706
(919) 684-3695
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