On Feb 01, 1996 at 07:28, Bill Grimsley of 3:640/305.9 wrote:

 db>> Dunno;  ask the fuckwits at Netscape as they must be the geniuses
 db>> judging by the stock's performance on Wall Street when it listed.
 BG>
 BG> Dunno, let's wait 6 months and see what's happened by then...

Rumour has it that together with Sun, Netscape will topple Microsoft as
being the "standards setter" in the computer industry, so I don't
think they'll be disappearing any time soon.  Bastards.

Then again, rumour also has it that after rejecting IBM's offer, Apple may
be set to merge with Sun.

 BG> Sour grapes perhaps?  The fact that USR and Hayes (a 51% controlling
 BG> interest of which is now owned by USR, would you believe?), as well as
 BG> AT&T and a few others were the major players in the development of V.34
 BG> and the Class 2.0 fax standard, may explain Rockwell's insistence in NOT
 BG> following the ITU specs to the letter.

Perhaps.  The moronic managers who make these decisions should be shot.

 BG> It's almost like the Beta vs. VHS debacle all over again.

Almost, but not quite.

    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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