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- From: davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR - a PC modem company
- Date: 16 Jan 1996 00:16:47 GMT
- Organization: TMR Associates, Schenectady NY
- Message-ID: <4deqpf$m3s@usenety1.news.prodigy.com>
- References: <4d0urh$8rg@usenety1.news.prodigy.com> <DKzK41.E2@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com>
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- Originator: davidsen@darkstar.prodigy.com
-
- In article <DKzK41.E2@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com>,
- David Hoy <davidhoy@aol.com> wrote:
- | In article <4d0urh$8rg@usenety1.news.prodigy.com>, davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen) says:
- |
- | >I have been convinced that USR only wants to support PC users, and
- | >that other uses are better support by other companies.
- | >
- | >Example 1 - capabilities:
- | > The latest features always come out in the PC internal modem
- | >first. 33.6k, voice, DSVD, all for PC users only.
- |
- | Probably 90% of the market for USR is the PC-compatible market. If you
- | were making modems wouldn't you want to develop for the biggest market
- | first and then later fill in the holes. They are trying to run a
- | business, and this sounds like a sound business practice to me.
-
- The way you post would indicate disagreement, but your point here
- (and following points) seem to agree with my premise. USR puts
- little effort into non-PC markets, virtual none if you lump the Mac
- in as a PC.
-
- That's not *bad*, but if you are a non-PC customer, and you have a
- choice between USR and a company which supports UUCP spoofing (or
- other non-PC feature) it indicates an awareness of the world beyond
- the PC.
- --
- -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
- I will support laws and technology which limit what you are allowed
- to hear, if you will oppose laws and technology limiting what I am
- allowed to say.
-