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Re: OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
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Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
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Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:39:38 -0800
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what difference does it make that M$ spends more than the GNP of small
countries on quality control?  The perception of the users is that releasing
is a lot more important than releasing quality.

Tracy Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karman, Al [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
>
>
> Still on behalf of the Great Unwashed....
>
> No.  Please enlighten us, and check therefor (sp.)...
>
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cortlandt Wilson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:49 AM
> To: Karman, Al; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
>
>
> Al,
>
> IMO this is a much about productive communication as it is
> about knowing
> about a particular subject matter.    Enlightenment, it
> therefor seems to
> me, begins with giving a direct answer to the original question.
>
> Cortlandt Wilson
> (650) 966-8555
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Karman, Al
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:35 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
>
>
> Cortlandt,
>
> Please Enlighten Us.
>
> On behalf of the great unwashed....
>
> Al Karman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cortlandt Wilson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:11 PM
> To: Karman, Al; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
>
>
> Al,
>
> Do you know what the quality control practices are at Microsoft?
> There is one basic practice that has been widely reported at
> least amoung
> software engineering and software quality circles.   Can you
> name it?  If
> you can't I would suggest you are talking through your hat.
>
> Cortlandt Wilson
> (650) 966-8555
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Karman, Al
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Please cut out the M$ ad hominems
>
>
> 1.  Shame David held back sharing his real feelings ]:-)
> 2.  Any pervasive evidence why M$ is an (occasional) correct way to
>     refer to an outfit that puts quality control on the back burner?
>
> Al Karman
>
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