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New Where do they get these people?
[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/28724.html|Register]

The Register has the horrid details of the Sendo-MicroSoft case. Yet another one that leaves me wondering, where do they find these people?

Sendo agreed to a deal that put the companies ability to ship products at MS's whim and said that if Sendo went under then MS got all the goods.

And then Sendo was amazed when MS just dragged it's feet until Sendo failed.

Jay
New Look, it's an international rule . . .
. . if you want to be a CEO at a software or technology company, you must first pass a business strategy showdown against a sea cucumber. If the sea cucumber wins, you're on your way! If you win, well, you'd better sell insurance or something - you just don't qualify.

W beat the sea cucumber, which is why he had to run for president.
[link|http://www.aaxnet.com|AAx]
New *Informative* subj: Sendo sues MSFT for everything

I'm going to make the request, again, that people think about what\r\nthey're putting into both their subject lines and message bodies. I\r\njust read the Register article myself (really nice job, Andrew), and\r\nit's...staggering.

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However, reading Jay's subject line, I had no idea what his\r\npost was about.

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Again, people. Suggestive hints and "this is\r\ninteresting/unusual/enraging/etc" titles have their place... But it's\r\nnot here any more. I'm probably overly sensitive to this having a\r\nslow-ass machine, slow-ass connection, and suboptimal browsers at the\r\nmoment. But even if I didn't, the microcontent here is lacking. It's\r\ngetting to the point that the regulars can't figure out WTF is in a post\r\nuntil they've read the subject, read the post, and followed the links,\r\nI'd hate to think what the occasional, lurking, and drop-in readers\r\nthink.

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This is the same crap content and presentation we gave IWE hell for.\r\nWe should give ourselves the same hell.

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It's bad enough that subj. lines here are brief enough that even a\r\ndescriptive title is limited. Let's not handicap things further by not\r\neven trying.

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Karsten M. Self [link|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n
[link|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n
What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n
[link|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n
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   Keep software free.     Oppose the CBDTPA.     Kill S.2048 dead.\r\n[link|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html]\r\n
New Yes, you're overly sensitive:-)
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson

[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
New There's a sucker born every minute.
No. We've learned from the mistakes of others.

This time will be different.

Microsoft will deal fairly with us.

Yep, you're so much smarter than all those other companies. You have a plan. You have a contract.

I have no sympathy for Sendo. If you haven't learned by now, you're just not going to learn until MS owns your business.
New Add: They're straight arrows since DOJ settlement!
Alex

"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."\t-- Mark Twain
New Now THAT was a good one!
     Where do they get these people? - (JayMehaffey) - (6)
         Look, it's an international rule . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
         *Informative* subj: Sendo sues MSFT for everything - (kmself) - (1)
             Yes, you're overly sensitive:-) -NT - (bepatient)
         There's a sucker born every minute. - (Brandioch) - (2)
             Add: They're straight arrows since DOJ settlement! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1)
                 Now THAT was a good one! -NT - (CRConrad)

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