On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
> NOTE: I have my students discuss whether it was the stupidest move evewr
> made, or the bravest. - "how many of you would like to thumb your nose at
> IBM and tell them to wait their turn in line?" "But would that be worth
> $40 billion to you?"
Bill Gates kowtowing to IBM could have been seen as him selling himself to
the Devil. But in fact it was more like Billy stealing the Devil's soul.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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