Very well put Sellam!
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: Any DRI employees out there???
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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