Now if only the politicians could run their campaigns in the same respectful
manner, less people would be "turned off" by politics.

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> From:         Newman, Kevin:[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Monday, October 25, 1999 4:34 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Y2K Software vendor debate....
>
> Good point Jerry, in fact, in one of the Small Business trade rags, I saw
> a
> recent article about the five worst things to do and 'Making negative
> comments about the competition' is one of those things.  It suggests that
> you should mention that the competition has a good product, but we can....
> and fill in where your product has strengths.  People hate to see product
> bashing, especially when they are looking for a product to fit their
> needs.
> Who cares what gripe you have about the competition, just tell me what you
> can do for me.
>
> Kevin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry Fochtman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 11:43 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Y2K Software vendor debate....
> >
> > <vendor hat off>
> >
> > OK, enough vendor debate and cheap shots on the differences in the
> > Y2K software tools and vendor business strategies.  I feel it is
> > totally inappropriate for one vendor to make negative comments about
> > another competitor's product or business plans in *any* public forum.
> > Furthermore, in making any such claims you may be incorrect and as such,
> > subject to legal action for mis-representing a competitive product to a
> > potential customer for your own gain.
> >
>