🚀 go-pugleaf

About this contract stuff, I was not doing business with IBM and a
contract requires a two way situation with each side receiving some
substantial consideration.  This was not the case.  I merely asked
for something that I had no reason to think could *not* be delivered
and was told "sure."  I was not buying anything.  Had that been the
case a contract would have been in order.  As for a lawsuit, I have
neither the means nor the proof to attempt such a thing even if I
was litigous which I am not.

Yes, I certainly was naive in not covering my ass better.  Guilty as
charged.  I should at the very least have asked for a letter of
intent.  That probably would have exposed the real situation much
sooner as well as giving me some possible means of seeking redress.
I say possible, not probable.

Again, as I said in my own followup I do not blame IBM as a company for
this or even the person that gave me the assurance.  I am sure that it
was as inconceivable to that person as it was to me what the situation
really was.  I wonder how many of my critics would have suspected it.
Hindsight is 20/20.  As I said, shit happens.  When I posted originally,
which I wish I hadn't, I was simply enraged and venting my spleen.

I have received several calls and much email asking my opinion on 
whether the DAP is a good program and I wish to say in public without
reservation that it is.  They offered me much assistance including
considerable free marketing help.  I still strongly criticize the
pricing of their development tools but that is the only general
criticism I have.

Peace,

Bob
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Bob Cain    rcain@netcom.com   408-358-2007

    'The meek shall inherit the earth--the rest of us will move on..'
                                                    Sameer Parekh


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