[log in to unmask] (Ron Seybold) said:
 
>No one can doubt there's a new skirt in town. Customers might keep that in
>mind the next time they're told an operating environment that's different
>from their own (read: not MPE) will solve all their problems. Down here in
>Texas, we like to "dance with them that brought you." It can be a lot less
>costly date.
 
I loved your subtle allusion to "costly" dates!  I guess this is just human
nature (and it's not new, by any means).  It's not a coincidence that
people refer, vaguely, to "the oldest profession in the world" whenever the
issue of chasing skirts comes along every now and then.
 
Ah, for the virtues of loyalty.  Hopefully, HP will not squander the
tremendous loyalty that the world-wide HP3000 community has consistently
demonstrated in the past.
 
Austin, Texas (Ron Seybold's dance headquarters) is the armadillo capital
of the world.  There is another rhyming word that might apply to Palo Alto:
peccadillo.
In the true spirit of love, though, let's not forget the prodigal son in
the Bible.  (Hey, Ron: Isn't Texas in the Bible Belt also?)
 
Let's go dancing, folks!
 
 
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