Re: net.views -- which vendor is the most open?

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From: Thomas Sippel - Dau
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 18:11

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In article <1992Sep06.033204.4890@utoday.com>, wagner@utoday.com (Mitch Wagner) writes:
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 --        Which computer and/or operating-vendor has the greatest
 --        commitment to open systems? Which has the least? Why?
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Clearly, IBM. it is still the greatest computer vendor by a factor of five or 
so, and it tells us it is totally commited to open systems.

For the least commited, I'd try Wang, who have never wanted to know about open
systems and are in liquidation anyway. Cant get much smaller than that

                                   Thomas

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