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To: Holger Johannsen who wrote (5702)11/18/1997 11:00:00 AM
From: paul  Read Replies (2) of 64865
 
" It is quite difficult to understand reality
about NT because there is much hype created by MS"

Microsoft promises a Mercedes (hats off to Holger! though im a Jeep man myself) but delivers a Yugo (the car, not the person). Meanwhile it claims that the Yugo has made the Mercedes obsolete even though no one has driven it except perhaps for a test drive around the block - well it starts and its so cheap! and it will improve over the years since they have so much money (makes you wonder why they didnt build a mercedes then in the first place). Sales of the Yugo are brisk due to the fact that people have to buy many of them to have backups and and you cant squeeze to many passengers inside of them (plus microsoft owns the distribution channels and relationships with the steel manufacturers choking off suplies to other manufacturers) - Microsoft proclaims mercedes is now obsolete and that Yugo Luxury edition available soon for much higher prices.

Bob they Young MIS manager buys a Yugo since everyone else has one and its the new standard. Bob starts the key and takes it to 55 mph - he's unconcerned about all the noise and smoke - he'll take it to the dealer - they always promise to fix it- Bob told Yugo Lux and repairs not currently available - perhaps closer to the year 2000. Bob drives around sheepishly for the next few years defending they Yugo and talking about all the improvements coming just around the corner.
One day Bob starts the Yugo and it explodes with Bob in it in a huge fireball. Bob no longer has to worry about Social Security.

Moral of the story???????
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