[ale] OT: [Fwd: [Am-info] Would you buy networking hardware from Microsoft?]

[Hogg, Russell E]

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<span
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From: Matthew Brown
[mailto:matthew.brown at cordata.net] 
Sent<span
style='font-weight:bold'>: Friday, September 20, 2002 9:22 AM
To: 'ALE'
Subject: RE: [ale] OT: [Fwd:
[Am-info] Would you buy networking hardware from
Microsoft?]

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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I don't care what they say...

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Once he sees a few commercials and sees that
mojo-logo sitting on that hardware, 90% of your average Joe is gonna pick up
the Microsoft hub/switch/router over that LinkSys/Dlink/SMC.

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Imagine a hub that has a translucent case, with a red
blinky light inside. Oh, and say it offers the best in Windows compatibility!
...or Microsoft's latest ActiveBlinxing technology, allowing that red glow to
eminate from your task bar whenever you're connected to your Microsoft hub.

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How do you suppose they'll figure user licensing on a
hub? I bet they'll be generous and let it retroactively come with any version
of Windows, but Mac/UNIX/Linux users will need a Microsoft Open Transit License
Support Pack, you know, to comply with industry standards.

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Doggone it, Geoffrey... You always bring out the
worst in me!

<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best regards,

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Matthew Brown, President

<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E: matthew.brown at cordata.net

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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>From: Geoffrey [<a
href="mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net<font
size=2 face=Arial>] 

<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
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networking hardware from Microsoft?]

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<span style='font-size:
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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Would you buy networking hardware from Microsoft?

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Yes xxxx 38 (20%)

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>No xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 537 (80%)

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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Until later: Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company
to listen

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet
(anymore...)?

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