Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 07:21:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Pechter <pechter@lakewood.com> To: dufault@hda.com (Peter Dufault) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <199708171121.HAA01589@i4got.lakewood.com> In-Reply-To: <199708161129.HAA27288@hda.hda.com> from Peter Dufault at "Aug 16, 97 07:29:54 am"
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> > Alpha seems like the most safe bet at the moment,
> > because they're way faster than Intel at the time.
>
> (press fingers to forehead and close eyes) "When Dec is purchased
> by Microsoft early next year to become their service and system
> integration division that will be the end of the Alpha". ("Solution
> providers? We don't need no stinkin' solution providers (*kick* to
> the temple)")
Nooooo!!!!
>
> Microsoft will then spin off the hardware side of DEC to wither
> and die, so as not to worry all the companies killing each other
> to be Microsoft's low margin hardware division.
Actually, Palmer's pretty close to reducing DEC to a semiconductor supplier.
Microsoft could finish the job...
How many Microsoft shares would I get in the stock deal for 1 DEC share?
(I pretty much agree that this COULD happen if Microsoft wasn't afraid of the
FTC and govt watchdogs...)
Bill
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