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$
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> 
> : 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.