From: jonklipp AT freenet DOT edmonton DOT ab DOT ca ()
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: OpenDOS / M$
Date: 22 Jan 1997 04:58:59 GMT
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Gene Buckle (geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net) wrote:
: > 
: > : 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!"

I guess, but it still doesn't excuse the GPF's I get every other day using
WIndoze, even if it IS the management :)  By the way, whats with all the
"crufts"? :)

jon

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