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RE: linux vs MS (slight twist on the topic)

From: Kevin Closson <kevinc_at_polyserve.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:21:27 -0700
Message-ID: <B9782AD410794F4687F2B5B4A6FF3501021D4D4B@ex1.ms.polyserve.com> 





...yes Altos...
 


nope...not out of biz until they sold to Acer in 1992
 


In 1986 Sequent offered an OEM deal to Altos and Dave
Jackson said if he wanted something like Sequent he'd
buy the company, not EOM it...
 


wow...the hubris of some CEOs ... anyone else witness
similar hubris in CY2005 ?


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