Re: [Off Topic] An EXCELLENT Microsoft Confidential document on
On 6 Nov 1998, Martin Bialasinski wrote:
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: >> "A" == AJT60 <AJT60@student.canterbury.ac.nz> writes:
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: A> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Martin Bialasinski wrote:
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: >> M$ had confirmed, that this document is a M$ memo. See slashdot for
: >> the pointer.
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: A> Also, it's unlikely that this was deliberatly "leaked" by microsoft
: A> (IMHO), because it's not exactly good publicity for them. Far more PR
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: I have not finished the Halloween II document, but the key quotes
: alone make me think that *this* one was leaked by M$ because of the
: DOJ case to show that there is immense competition and M$ doesn't have
: a monopol.
This is an excellent point ... I hadn't thought about it in those terms.
I still find your scenario doubtful, but not impossible ...
: This one is so positiv, if managers would read it, they would kick NT
: at once.
So? OS/2 Warp Server and Novell have at times been compared most
favorably to NT (read, they kicked NT's butt) and people still flocked
to NT :)
Never assume that people, especially management, are rational.
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