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Re: All this OS/2 is dead talk.

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From: ANDREW GRYGUS
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:00
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In <grossenr.859178202@alize.ERE.UMontreal.CA>
grossenr@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Grossenbacher Roger) writes: 

>>I think in fact you mean "NatWest"!  And the answer (if you really
want to 
>>know) is "awful thanks!".
>
>As far as I habve been told, Royal Bank is still going ahead full
speed
>with the conversion. Any other infos here ????

>>-- 
>I find it rather disturbing that despite the fiasko they would
continue to
>insist in keeping NT. Is this bec. M$ refused to reimburse them for
the
>already made investment ????

IBM has replaced NT in a few critical spots, but NatWest holds they
have far too much invested in NT to abandon it.  They have not heard
the advice of (don't remember name of zillionare) who, when asked for
advice on how to get rich, responded, "Never meet a margin call". 

Andrew Grygus - California Republic
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From: aax@ix.netcom.com(ANDREW GRYGUS )
Subject: Re: All this OS/2 is dead talk.
Date: 1997/03/24
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