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- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!wingnut!philipla
- From: philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara)
- Subject: Re: DOS 6 Beta Looks for OS/2!!!!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan02.025323.15888@microsoft.com>
- Date: 02 Jan 93 02:53:23 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <1993Jan1.133731.2312@ccsvax.sfasu.edu>
- Lines: 63
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- In article <1993Jan1.133731.2312@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> z_kupkams@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
- >
- > All this talk about FUD & Misinformation about OS/2 from Microsoft has
- >some NEW Merit!
- >
- > I Recently talked to a Beta Tester of DOS 6.0. He Runs OS/2 with 2 Hard
- >Drives, One FAT, One HPFS. He decided to Install the DOS 6.0 Beta on the FAT
- >Partition, and got a Message saying, and I paraphrase:
- >
- >- OS/2 Detected! Due to the size of OS/2 you may wish to delete your OS/2
- >files before installing DOS 6.0 -
-
- Interesting. What is the problem with that? If there was a
- similar message that said "Autocad detected. Due to the size of
- Autocad you may wish to delete your Autocad files before installing
- DOS 6.0", whould that be bad too?
-
-
- >So The next time I hear a Micro$oftie say "IT's IBM spreading FUD not us" The
- >DOS 6.0 Beta will immediately come to mind! It's Simply BULLS**T!!!!
-
- Why? The DOS 6 beta work with OS/2 installed, doesn't it?
-
-
- >I Truely Hope This Beta Tester sends this one to the FTC!!!!
-
- Please explain what in the above warning message is the
- slightest bit anticompetitive. See if you can end your sentence
- with fewer than four exclamation points.
-
-
- >If this type of FUD and intentional Misinformation (apparently sanctioned by
- >management at M$ ) continues, the FTC SHOULD!!!! FINE and Split M$!!!
-
- Please explain where in the above warning message is anything
- that is "FUD and intentional Misinformation". Also explain
- how fining and splitting MS would do anything positive in
- this situation, which you apparently find so disturbing.
-
-
- >This is intollerable! All of the Posts claiming "Why punish someone for being
- >successful?", have no ground in light of this blatent attempt to halt advancement
- >of technology!!
-
- Please explain why a warning message is a "blatent [sic] attempt
- to halt advancement of technology".
-
-
- >Microsoft is doing what it does best, Trying (Lying) to Users of products of a
- >competitor!
-
- What is the lie?
-
-
- >BTW does anyone know how to Contact the FTC or IBM Lawyers? :)
-
- I suggest a phone book. Prepare to be laughed at when you call.
-
- -Phil
-
-
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- Note: Microsoft doesn't even _know_ that these are my opinions. So there.
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