Date:	Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:42:04 -0800 (PST)
From:	Gene Buckle <geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net>
To:	jonklipp AT freenet DOT edmonton DOT ab DOT ca
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: OpenDOS / M$
In-Reply-To:	<5buh5i$9ga$1@news.sas.ab.ca>
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.93.970120124051.29376S-100000@web.wa.net>
MIME-Version:	1.0

> 
> : Now that's _funny_!  Even more amusing is the fact that none of the
> : programmers at microsoft would use the programmer's workbench because it
> : was such a kluge...
> 
> I didn't know the M$ programmers had that much common sense :)  Pity that
> hadn't applied the same common sense when they were designing and
> programming their OSes :)
> 

The programmers at M$ are usually top notch.  It's the management that
insists on them working on crufty products and then releasing them before
said cruft-ware is ready for public release.  "Hey!  It compiled.  SHIP
IT!"

g.

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