On Fri, 2001-11-30 at 13:00, Scott Dier wrote:
> > > AT&T is buying the network so they have more network to exact control
> > > over. :)
> > If you think any of this would be possible without the "Big Guns" the
> > likes of say AT&T, U.S.West, and other so called "evil empires" *cough*
> > microsoft *cough* you're mistaken.
> 
> And?  You think that the statement above implies this? :)  You are so
> mistaken.

No, but you like a great deal of other people on the list are quick to
jump on big business as all being "big bad evil proprietary daemons"

> AT&T and such amuse me mostly because of how they run things.  I dont
> see it as bad, I dont see it as good.  Much of it is designed around
> operating efficency instead of max cash (they max it well, but not to
> 'perfect') and max customer happieness.  Its a weird world.

agreed. 

> However, I dont agree with the microsoft remark.  Anyone could have
> gotten in their position and filled their shoes if they were lucky
> enough and willing to rape and pillage everything in their path for a
> few years.

agreed. But they've done a great deal to get computers as main-stream as
they are, and as latent result, cheaper.


-- 
Ben Lutgens		
Sistina Software Inc.	
Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream
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