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Subject:Re: Frame 4 vs. Frame 5 From:rmedinger -at- LUCENT -dot- COM Date:Fri, 6 Jun 1997 06:58:58 -0500
Michael T. Aimino wrote:
>>
>> On 5 Jun 97 at 13:18, Bob Morrisette wrote:
>>
>> > I've always believed that professionals should use the most
>> > current tools available unless there is a very good reason not to.
>>
>> Personally, I've always believed that professionals should use the
>> most current functionality available. The latest tool may be nothing
>> more than a bunch of poorly thought out design changes slapped onto
>> the same old functionality. Word 97 comes to mind. In fact, all of
>> Microsoft's latest products come to mind. Guess old Bill G. needed to
>> kick-start his cash flow: send out a bunch of new versions that
>> force everyone to upgrade and laugh all the way to the bank.
Gee, somebody finally figured out why we have Windoze, Windoze 95, Windoze NT,
etc.
As a small independant shop, I just love buying upgrades of my operating systems
and applications every year or two! NOT!!!! ;-)
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