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From: goldstei@NSIPO.NASA.GOV (Steve Goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Commercialism
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Date: 9 Jan 89 12:48:28 GMT
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Darn it,

I **like** this kind of crass reverse commercialism.  It's still one person's
opinion.  The guy was burned, and he is warning the rest of us.  The message:

"SUMMARY: Do *NOT* purchase FUSION IP s/w for VMS 5.x and SMP at this time!"

dosen't say flat-out not to buy the product, but quite responsibly advises not
to buy it "at this time". 

For my part, I'd welcome similar stories of poor vendor responsiveness and
products whose performance does not meet the vendor's hype.  I can still
decide whether or not to follow the advice.

Re:"To identify and advise this community of problems with a vendor's
product is one thing--to advertise that a product should or should not be
purchased is quite another."

Steve Goldstein