In a message dated 10-07-99, Ray Hyder said to Gene Tucker:


RH> 
RH> * Reply to a msg from Gene Tucker @ 1:270/101 on 10-06-99        
RH> 
 GT> Stardock just tried that as of the 18th of September. IBM said 
 GT> NO quite simply.  
RH> 
RH>"NO quite simply" as in: 
RH> 
RH>1) "Duh, no" 2) "NO" 3) "NOt enough $$$ offered" 4) "NOw 
RH>way my big customers will stand for this" 5) All of the 
RH>above 
RH> 
RH>Answer 5.  A company that would give up the consumer desktop with nary a 
RH>wimper to the likes of MSoft AND sell off its global Points 
RH>Of Presence on the Internet to AT&T is not intellectually 
RH>based on any market known on this planet. 
RH> 
RH>Rumor:  The Fishkill NY Plant will soon be retrofited to 
RH>produce VERY thin cookies.  IBM has discovered cookies are 
RH>an integral part of Internet communications.  A sub-micron 
RH>cookie is possible in this high technology manufacturing 
RH>facility.  
RH> 
RH>

Well Brad Wardell did say that they would most likely do gardening equipment
before they do a new Warp 5 Client. what is any different that anyother of the
zillion bad decisions they have made reguarding OS/2. It would be nice if they
would sell it to someone who wants to make something out of it.
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