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Re: some recent press releases on MS

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From: Ulrich Guenther
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
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COMITALE  LEO (comital@ecf.toronto.edu) wrote:
: In article <4sault$2u@lantana.singnet.com.sg>,
: >Nice, Microsoft conceded that the process of moving from Windows 95 to NTW4
: >would be less of a problem for business users, and more like a nightmare.
: [snip]
: >Alternatively, users could ignore NTW4 and wait until 1997 when
: >Microsoft ships a version of Windows NT currently codenarned Memphis. 

: Or even better, those with actual, free thought in their skulls will
: dump the whole "Windows uberall" scheme and move on to OS/2 or Linux.

I doubt it.
However, MS's in-house competition doesn't help them a lot.  People get more
aware of alternatives, such as linux and OS/2.


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From: ugunther@diamond.tufts.edu (Ulrich Guenther)
Subject: Re: some recent press releases on MS
Date: 1996/07/15
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