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On Mon, 12 Jun 1995, Detlef Borchers wrote:

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> >If you are already closed-minded about discussing these issues here, it
> >suggests that MS media saturation is so effective that even those in the
> >media beleive it.
> >If this is the case, it would be a very sad day indeed.  I suggest some
> >of those that are turned off by the vitriol in the anti-MS postings try =
to
> >look beyond form and get to the underlying content - what you find will
> >chill you.
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> Oh no, Nitin,=20
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> I don=B4t think that a general discussion of Microsoft is worthful. Maybe=
 we could

When discussing Microsoft as a potential competitor or even as a=20
potential partner, it is important to be aware of their business=20
practices and tactics.

> focus on MSN and publishing on this platform. From what I herad over here=
 in
> Germany, a couple of companies are re-evaluating their strategy to go ont=
o MSN
> because of the unwillingness of MSN to hand out the names of those people=
=20
> visiting the content.
> They just want to trade the money. So, a couple of content
Microsoft just wants to take enough of your money to make sure you can't
grow too big without them.  IBM tried to do the same with their "Plug=20
Compatible" OEM developers.  Microsoft has a long history of partnering
with businesses into bankruptcy, sponsoring rivals for the purpose of=20
entering the market through mergers, using resources paid for by one=20
project (OS/2) on another (Windows 3.0, 3.1, and NT), and aldering it's
infrastructure so as to render competitor software useless.

If you are going to go to a behive, you want to make sure you're not=20
alergic to bees.

> providers are shifting to the web back again. That=B4s a thing which shou=
ld be disussed.
> IMO. IMMHO. --Detlef=20
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>=20

=09Rex Ballard
=09Standard & Poor's/McGraw-Hill
=09Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect
=09the Management of the McGraw-Hill Companies.



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