Re: THE FAMOUS AND\OR INFAMOUS MICROSOFT !

[GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Henrik Gudat)]

In <jhemlin-1709942025070001@laucao.on.bell.ca> jhemlin@on.bell.ca writes:

>    Most people complain about Microsoft Software. They complain about
> their software quality, speed, price, everything.

Because it's fun.
 
> - Powerfull database. 4D and Filemaker are a few parsec far from FoxPro.

As far as I know, FoxPro has been acquired from another company. Hence MS'
programmers are not responsible for its success.

[snip snap]
> 
> - Word Processing. If you want to write a Thesis, use Word. For a 30 pages
> document, WordPerfect will do the job (if it doesn't bomb every two
> second...). If you want to write your grocery list, use a pen. Most people

WordPerfect 3.x is definitely a very competitive word processing software.
Wordperfect lacks only ONE feature - a pcode thingy..:-)

> Finnally, be conscious there is approximately 10 millions Macintosh on a
> world pool of 150 millions personnal computer. Software developper ARE NOT
> Salvation Army and need to make money. Complaining about Microsoft is not

Poor Microsoft! I heard they are in big financial trouble...
I rather have the impression that we are the Salvation Army. When a company
is making such stratospheric profits, there must be something wrong.

- henrik

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