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To: Sharise Brown who wrote (16948)	2/2/1998 2:40:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

>> A Letter From Bill Gates >> CEO and Chairman of the Board >> Microsoft Corporation >> microsoft.com If only Bill had Hitler's powerful speaking voice...

To: Sharise Brown who wrote (16948)	2/2/1998 5:11:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

From Bill's letter: Microsoft Principles The popularity of Microsoft software reflects our commitment to four core business principles: We listen to customers; we believe in technologies that improve the quality of people's lives; we partner with other companies that share our vision of a powerful, affordable PC; and we work hard to create innovative products. I will eschew the obvious oxymoron crack and just offer a couple quotes from stories of the last day or two, suitably juxtaposed. we partner with other companies that share our vision of a powerful, affordable PC; From www5.zdnet.com , on the OEM "partners" who've all expressed their love of Bill early and often of late: "Everything Kempin does pisses us off," said an official with one of Microsoft's largest OEMs, who requested anonymity. "He even parks his silver Porsche in the visitors' spot at [OEM] Building 18," the OEM official continued, resulting in visiting hardware execs being forced to spend precious minutes circling while seeking parking on the Microsoft campus. . . . In this story, not one hardware maker is on record. The word Sm@rt Reseller received was that no one crosses Kempin and keeps his job. Kempin also is not quoted. The partners are a little aggrieved, but don't quote them on that. we work hard to create innovative products. From infoworld.com (why people harbor some animosity toward a certain large software vendor) Your business strategy appears to be: Buy -- If you can't buy, crush. Just to be clear, this is not seen as friendly nor innovative. And, from the same source, one that's a little more intemperate, but somehow seems appropriate here. Nobody likes big, rich, know-it-alls who keep telling everyone else how great their lives are going to be. Oh dear. Worms still on the menu in Redmond, I guess. Cheers, Dan.