Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"

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From: Mark E. Davis
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 00:28

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>stevez1@ibm.net (Steven R. Zuch) wrote:

>>My point was that MS can, and IMHO will, incorporate more
>>OLE2 and OCXs into their next operating system, and therefore,
>>the need to distribute so much run time stuff with VB 4 will
>>not be required.  VB may even become bundled with the
>>next OS, just like QBasic became bundled with DOS.

>I doubt very much that VB will become part of the OS unless Mr. Gates
>in named our next Attorney General.  I can just imagine the anti-trust
>lawsuits flying out of the Justice Department.

so M$ buts all the OCX hooks into the OS - big deal.  we can make our 
code smaller and smaller and smaller...

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Subject: Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
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