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In article <DGq4ss.At1@news.zippo.com>, christopher.estep@acenet.com (Christopher L. Estep) writes:
|> "-=( Tyke/Samir )=-" <sjiwani@acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
|> 
|> >On 18 Oct 1995, Upen wrote:
|> 
|> >> I think windows was created to provide a good gui
|> 
|> >So?   It still don't do anything productive!
|> 
|> Seven and one-half MILLION retail purchasers would disagree with you
|> on that!  That is the total global retail sales of Windows 95 to date.
|> This figure does NOT include preloads!  Given that Windows 95 hasn't
|> even been available for SIXTY DAYS, I can safe say that the would-be
|> contenders for the desktop (namely, all versions of OS/2 Warp) are in
|> BIG TROUBLE!  What's more, Microsoft is STILL IMPROVING THE PRODUCT!
|> New items available for Windows 95 from Microsoft:
|> 
| ........

OK... it's great.

So how comes they had to pay for this huge advertising campaign, so
expensive that the 7.5 million copies probably do not cover the cost
of the advertising.

  I would think that such an outstanding product would sell
confortably with usual advertising, which already reaches all people
concerned.

  M$ is not promoting any advances in technology. They will use any
means to promote self-advantage at the expense of the rest of the
world.  I strongly doubt that the founding fathers of America, who are
easily quoted when convenient, would have found this acceptable
behavior.

BTW
  I know some of the 7.5 M purchasers. They still wonder what to do
with it.
    ... the advertising con game ...

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