2 May
2006
2 May
'06
11:26 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <legalize at xmission.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: MS-DOS 1.0/1.1
Anytime a very small company signs a deal with a very large company you have
to make sure there is not a single word that will allow the larger company
to screw you out of business. For the most part Gates seems to get the
better end of deals, and can see an angle he can exploit. The reason MS is
where it is today is because of making consistently good deals that benefit
MS. You can argue that MS might have bent some arms once it locked up the
market, but most companies do that if/when they can. Being smart enough to
amass a $250B+ company when software is your main product is a big
accomplishment, most of the largest companies tend to be makers of hardware.
In article <200605021341.26729.rtellason at blazenet.net>,
"Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net> writes:
> I guess it's not uncommon for a company being started up to include a
lawyer
> somewhere in there, whether they consult with
one or have one directly
> involved as a participant. OTOH, m$ is the only company I've ever
heard
of
that had _two_
lawyers in there right from the start.
If I was a dinky company that was about to sign a potentially very
lucrative deal with IBM, I think I'd have two lawyers as well.
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