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Date:      Sun, 22 Sep 1996 14:18:12 -0400
From:      dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
To:        Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Job openings: Unix Network Programmers, Internet server
Message-ID:  <199609221818.OAA08250@etinc.com>

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>> Richard told me yesterday that Microsoft recently announced a
>> multi-billion (yes, billion) dollar initiative to make NT *the*
>> network operating system in 1997, and that's a whole heck of a lot of
>> money.  It's time for small companies involved with UNIX to pool their
>> efforts or Bill is going to eat them all.  He might eat them anyway,
>> in the long run, but I'd really hate to look back on this time and
>> reflect that we made it easy for him to do so by squabbling amongst
>> ourselves while Microsoft raced ahead.  I think the UNIX community has
>> already done far too much of that already and it's time for a change.

Its pretty hard to compete with micro$oft, but they've been throwing tons
of money at the problem for years and  only have NoT to show for it. Just
find a niche and get what you can.  Even if you were 5 times better
you'd lose.

Dennis
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