RE: WHY YOU SHOULD GET EV

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From: John Navas
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:02

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jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:

 JN> Even back then why should IBM be excused for entering into such a
 JN> bad agreement?  Any way you cut it this is a problem of IBM
 JN> making.

 > How about IBM believing that MS wouldn't drop the hammer on them
 > and completely abandon them for something else?

I doubt that any such fear was a real constraint on IBM's negotiating
leverage.  I think it was a screw up.

Best regards,
John

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From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
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Subject: RE: WHY YOU SHOULD GET EV
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