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From: wnp@killer.UUCP (Wolf Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: All this Microport Flaming: A solid Vote for XENIX
Message-ID: <2589@killer.UUCP>
Date: 26 Dec 87 18:22:16 GMT
References: <4610@well.UUCP> <394@ddsw1.UUCP> <255@spl1.UUCP> <2398@killer.UUCP> <438@cimcor.UUCP> <441@xios.XIOS.UUCP>
Reply-To: wnp@killer.UUCP (Wolf Paul)
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection BBS, Dallas, Tx
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Summary: Consider the price difference

In article <441@xios.XIOS.UUCP> greg@sdn.UUCP (Greg Franks) writes:
>
>Please - lets cut the flaming down; this group is not alt.flame. 
>Microport does indeed have many bugs, but let us not forget the state of
>XENIX four years ago...  

Let us not forget either the PRICE DIFFERENCE between Microport and 
anything else (Xenix, Venix, ISC, etc.)

I've not seen even the XENIX runtime advertised for the price of the 
complete Microport system.

Personally, I think those who expect the Microport product to be as bugfree
and stable as the other packages are just being unrealistic.

I'll grant anyone that Xenix is more bugfree, and so it should be at that
price, BUT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY IT. I'd rather have a buggy product I can
afford to buy than a perfect product I can only admire in magazine ads and
USENET discussions.

Wolf Paul
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