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- From: lyndon@ampr.ab.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,can.general
- Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI & Our Retaliation
- Message-ID: <96@ampr.ab.ca>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 01:31:55 GMT
- References: <83@ampr.ab.ca> <9207231306.AA06854@GRANNY.CS.NYU.EDU>
- Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd
- Organization: Boycott AT&T!
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- m-jk8594@GRANNY.CS.NYU.EDU (James Kyriannis) writes:
-
- > I don't believe simply disconnecting your AT&T service, destroying your AT&T
- > calling/credit cards, or boycotting System V is going to make AT&T notice
- > your disgust in their policies.
-
- > What I am going to do, and I believe others should as well, if they wish
- > to be heard, is to write a letter to the AT&T regional manager, or someone
- > of higher authority, explaining to that individual that you are aware of
- > the current 'tactics' that AT&T is using to monopolize the UNIX-type operating
- > system market.
-
- You are correct, and I wasn't clear enough about emphasising the second
- point. In my example it is necessary that Cantel be made very aware,
- at a management level, that I won't contribute to AT&T revenues, and
- why I won't do so. It's also important that Cantel management realize
- that they too stand to loose money due to this boycott. If enough of
- us voice our opinions on this, there is a chance (and only a chance)
- that Cantel will let AT&T know that a portion of their (Cantel's)
- customer base is pissed off enough at AT&T to take action.
-
- It's only a drop in the bucket, but a few million here and a few
- million there and suddenly your talking about real money :-)
-
- --lyndon
-