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In <5h0ifo$aje@usenet88.supernews.com>, brian@anv.net writes:
>In <3333bbb8.0@usamrid.isd.net>, chucks@isd.net (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
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>>>I really cannot think of a single MS product which was on time or early,
>>>please name some
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>>I'll name a few.  Frontpage 97, Publisher 97, Office 95 standard (Access95 was 
>>not done in time for the Win95 ship) (btw, that's 4 applications) Project 4, 
>>Money 97, Visual C++ 5 (it was supposed to ship in july, it shipped in march), 
>>Team Manager 97, Windows CE... I could go on, but i'm waiting for Chris to 
>>provide me with 10 apps that were more than 3 months late...
>
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>     Okay, now I'll name some that were late.  Frontpage 97, Publisher
>97, Office 95 standard, Project 4, Money 97, Visuall C++ 5, Team 
>Manager 97, Windows CE... I could go on, but it would be meaningless 
>without some references...  ;-)  And I'm waiting for you to provide 
>me with three apps that were on time or early.  Actually, I'd settle
>for a list of three apps, with references.  You needn't send the apps 
>themselves... ;-)
>

Maybe Erik should look at the news articles about the delay of NT 5.0 
and Windows 97 in techweb.com, news.com and infoworld.com.  And the 
attitude of these articles is Microsoft is late...as usual.

Rgds,

Chris


Famous People on the Day Windows 95 is Launched---
Neil Armstrong---"One Small Fortune for Bill Gates, 
One Giant Leap backward for Mankind."
President Roosevelt---"This date shall live in infamy."
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