duane writes:

>Maybe I've been in the software business too long or something, but my
>reaction here is that hp has every right to do what they want with their
>products.

In general, I tend to agree with only about 10% of what Duane writes, and I
couldn't disagree with him more on this. Indeed, if a vendor told me what
Duane writes, I would never purchase another thing from him. Indeed, I would
disentangle myself and my company from his products as quickly as possible.

For products as complex and as likely to become core to my business as
computer hardware and software products are, a deep moral commitment is one
of the primary things that I -- or any other business customer -- look for in
a vendor. If I can't get that, I won't have anything to do with them.

Duane's statement...

>Maybe I've been in the software business too long or something, but my
>reaction here is that hp has every right to do what they want with their
>products.

...is so antithetical to my view of the world that I can hardly believe that
he would have said it.

Wirt Atmar

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