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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (94827)	3/5/2002 11:37:52 AM
From: benwood	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

At least the recession has been handled in a way that would make George Orwell proud. I just hope when I retire the Social Security Administration doesn't inform me that I'd never been born. <g>

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (94827)	3/5/2002 11:46:38 AM
From: Rob Fritz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

All, quote of the day: In his Feb. 8 deposition, Ballmer said it would be impossible to get the operating system to run properly and still meet the states's demands. "That's the way good software gets designed. So if you pull out a piece it won't run," Ballmer said. Hmmm...this from a company who claims to have invented the whole "component object model". Innovation at it's finest. Rob