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- From: cew@netcom.com (Clayton Weimer)
- Subject: Re: Momenta/PenPoint vs. Microsoft
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.033727.24089@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Dec30.045755.25687@news.media.mit.edu> <1992Dec30.222552.7070@wuecl.wustl.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:37:27 GMT
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- dale@manet.wustl.edu (Dale Frye) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec30.045755.25687@news.media.mit.edu>
- >Even if GO fails (I don't think it will) what you learn from
- >PenPoint about OOOS, UI, Application Framework and a bunch of other stuff
- >will be quite valuable. There is an incredible amount of new ideas in
- >there along with a bunch of stuff borrowed from the likes of MacApp and
-
- As you probably know, a successful OS does not always come to be via shear
- technical superiority. However, the chances of GO failing have dropped a
- great deal with AT&T's absolute committment to its success, and the belief
- that it plays a vital role in the Personal Communicator vision. Few know
- it yet, but these are exciting times...
- --
- -- Clay
- These views are my own, and when they change my
- observers will be notified.
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