Re: Thats all folks!

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've restrained myself from this flame war but I finally have caved in. In
watching the OS/2 newsgroups during the Great Holy Wars of the mid 90s it
became clear that there was a whole group of Microsoft groupies known as
trolls that would enter the OS/2 newsgroups with no other purpose than to
spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt).  These trolls never had facts to
share nor any understanding of the underlying purpose of the newsgroup nor
any courtesy for those that liked and supported OS/2.  Their only
entertainment seemed to be the flaming and bashing of the people and of OS/2
  Absolute falsehood was their coin.

When I see clearly wrong statements like "And of course any discussion
always leads back to the FACT that Microsoft runs their business on AS/400s.
."  I realize the Microsoft trolls are back on their keyboards and starting
another Holy War.

Konrad, please return to your World of X-Box and use your trolling and
flame-baiting to attack the Penquins.  (or are the Penquins eating your
lunch, too?)

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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------

From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 08:51:57
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: Thats all folks!

James,

Newbie? :) Woo da hoooooooooooooooooooo!

Obviously the iSeries is the solution to all that ails
the world. Good luck with your clients. The nebulous
terms such as quality, reliability, best that surround
most of the discussion on the list are troubling since
they are never backed up by anything approaching a fact
or anything approaching an open frame of mind.

And of course any discussion always leads back to the
FACT that Microsoft runs their business on AS/400s...

Not to mention the endless Microsoft bashing for no good
reason.

I do agree with you on one thing, the best measure of a
computer is the value it adds to a companies bottom line
or what works works.

Everyone have a wonderful holiday season! I promise not
to inflict any of my non-fact based radical opinions on
anyone anymore. You may whine on in peace, playing to
the already converted crowd.

Bye folks!

Regards

Konrad