Hear, Hear Denys!

Well said. Your balanced comments on this list are greatly appreciated!

Lou Cook
NW Textbook Depository
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> From: Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: OS Commitment
> Date: Sunday, June 08, 1997 9:39 AM
>
> Gentle HP 3000 Listers,
>
> This past week, I found out Microsoft is planning to spend US$ 1 billion
on
> the development of Windows NT.  That is $1,000,000,000 for the Brits in
the
> audience.  This is a fair amount of resources and denotes quite a
> commitment from Bill Gates & Microsoft on the future of Windows NT.
>
> I suspect many of you think this is about right to make NT work properly
or
> other snide remarks, but that is just ostrich-emulation.  Windows NT
works
> quite well and is gaining new functionality in the next release, 5.0 (aka
> Cairo.)  It sends a message to the industry, a very strong message.
>
> I wonder what is the size of the commitment HP is making to MPE/iX or
> HP-UX?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
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