RE: IBM sales/earnings...

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Gate$ hasn't paid much attention to end users since the early BASIC
days.  M$ marketing since DOS has mostly been the same thing that IBM used
to do in its golden age--FUD and exploitation of monopoly power.  Seems to
me that M$ real success has been in maintaining its monopoly power, not
marketing.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avi Hecht [mailto:avi_hecht@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 8:29 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: IBM sales/earnings...
> 
> 
> They need a BILL GATES . . .
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 15:47
> Subject: IBM sales/earnings...
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Well, I take NO pleasure at seeing IBM opening down over 17 
> points and now
> > down over 20...
> >
> > I can only hope that they will just maybe with a little 
> luck FINALLY START
> > LISTENING TO THE USERS AND START MARKETING!
> >
> > Hopefully this stock tumble will get the cookie makers attention....
> >
> > Don in DC
> >
> >
> >
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