Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty

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From: David Damerell
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 00:00

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Graham Murray  <graham@barnowl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In gnu.misc.discuss, David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
>>Their increasing support for the MacOS (even though this directly impacts
>>sales of Windows) says they disagree.
>Weren't some of the MS applications, eg excel, originally written for
>the Mac then later ported to Windows? Also, IIRC, MS have been a major
>supplier of MAC software right from the start.

I can tell the people responding to this don't use Macs; anyone who has
would know that there's been a great change in Microsoft's attitude in
terms of software support these last couple of years - yes, there's always
_been_ a version of Orifice, but now there's one that works - inasmuch as
it ever does.
-- 
David/Kirsty Damerell.                       damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk
CUWoCS President.  http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~damerell/   Hail Eris!
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From: David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/06
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