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July 1995, Week 2

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Guy Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Guy Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:27:16 EDT
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Bruce wrote:
 
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> Why not find some pretext and sue Robelle to get their source code?
> Doesn't Cognos always turn to their lawyers when their engineers fail?
>
> Nigel's question, especially coming from someone who bills himself as
> "business intelligence," is particularly pathetic.
[snip]
 
And there lies the rub.  "Business intelligence" means they know how to
make money.  "Programming intelligence" would indicate that Cognos knows
how to make software, an tallent for which I have not heard them accussed.
 
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