Subj : Re: Whistler To : Geo. From : Glenn M. Date : Sat Apr 07 2001 07:31 am From: "Glenn M." Funny coincidence. Just as I wrote that, the movie 'Pirates in Silicone Valley" was on, TBS, and the scene was the early one in the movie where Bill Gates is looking down over the Apple faithful and Steve Jobs was announcing the alliance with Microsoft. The commentary was just that, "..Gates looking down like a God with that 'we know what's best' look on his face". Funny how history repeats itself. Never forget the old line: "Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it". IBM is the perfect example. -- Glenn Meadows "Geo." wrote in message news:3acf49cb$1@w3.nls.net... | "Glenn M." wrote in message news:3acf43d7@w3.nls.net... | | > The "God" syndrome has set in. "Trust us, we KNOW what's best". | | I know Rich is gonna have a hard time accepting this, but it's true. Its the | same thing that happened to IBM once they reached ubiquity and it's why the | PC and MS got as far as they did, because it gave us more freedom. | | Linux is gonna be the beneficiary in the long run, it's maturing and it will | take over if MS doesn't change. | | Geo. | | --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .