RE: Microsoft thwarted again

["Ingvaldson, Scott" <SIngvaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Exactly!  I sold electronics in the early 80's and the reason people
originally bought VHS vs. Betamax was that VHS recorders were $100 or more
cheaper.  Later in the product cycle people bought VHS because VHS versions
of movies were much more easily found than Beta versions.

Now the real question is, is this a valid comparison to the differences
between M$ and iSeries?

Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group

-----Original Message-----
date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:47:50 -0500
from: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Microsoft thwarted again

Betamax WAS superior but they wanted to license the technology and VHS was
GIVEN away.  And the rest is history...

Chuck
   
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