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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: More advertising
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.141622.6280@wam.umd.edu>
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- References: <30DEC199218072507@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> <1992Dec31.000144.10417@wam.umd.edu> <1992Dec31.062803.26739@cs.joensuu.fi>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:16:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.062803.26739@cs.joensuu.fi> jahonen@cs.joensuu.fi (Jarmo Ahonen) writes:
- >rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >
- >> Let me ask: Is it everyones opinion that OS/2 is sucha bad
- >> product that it cannot stand on it's merits alone and that we
- >> have to buffer these merits with blatant lies?
- >>
- >(stuff deleted)
- >> *Why* is it necessary to lie? If you're going to put a qualifier
- >> in there, put an HONEST one, like "most". I prefer not confusing
- >> people and just omitting the qualifier altogether.
- >
- >Here in finland most of the OS/2 adds say something like "most" or
- >"almost every" etc. And they mention 6 MB of memory and 80 MB disk...
- >Actually the memory requirement is that 6 MB and the proposed is 8 MB.
-
-
- Well, let's hear it for IBM Finland!
-
- <Doesn't change the situation in America and elsewhere
- though. .. Maybe a letter to IBM saying how great the
- finland ad/packaging is would get the point across...>
-
-
- --
- Blaming society for your problems is like blaming clouds for rain.
- --- Boycott == censorship == cowardice ---
- Do I even need to point out that my views do not represent
- those of my employer, institution or relations?
-