Bill Jonas on Sun, 2 Dec 2001 00:44:17 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] OT OEM software


On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 04:37:12PM -0500, Mike Leone wrote:
> Because there are more who don't think like we do than there are those who
> do think like we do. If there weren't, we'd have hundreds of people at
> meetings, and Dell and Gateway would go bankrupt, since no one would buy
> their pre-built systems.

Like Digital.

Your statement reminded me of something my brother-in-law, George, said.
Some time ago, he and my sister had gotten a Digital (as in, "Digital
Equipment Corporation") computer, Pentium-class I think.  His
brother-in-law (*his* sister's husband), Dick, is a computer geek too
and and is clueful.  George told me that one time when Dick was
installing a hard drive in the old DEC Pentium box, he took the cover
off their machine and was highly impressed.  He said something to the
effect of, "Wow.  They don't make them like this anymore.  No wonder
Digital went out of business."

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