[ale] OT Re: [ale] Microsoft now favors fair competition

Jeff Hubbs hbbs at attbi.com
Mon Sep 9 11:47:16 EDT 2002


Oops, I meant to say that they sent me a Linksys the second time.


On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 11:45, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Last place I worked, I requested a Cybex KVM switch for a new server
> rack; "Batman and Robin" bought me a Belkin instead.  The machines - a
> mixture of Compaq Deskpros and Dell Poweredges - wouldn't all boot up
> properly when they weren't selected.  I told the Dynamic Duo to get my a
> frickin' Cybex.  They sent me a Belkin; same issues.  I sent it back to
> the Caped Crusaders and FINALLY they sent me the Cybex I'd originally
> asked for.  No issues and no problems.  
> 
> Some years prior after I had bought a Cybex at work, I found I had a
> problem with an IBM PS/2 Model 80 and the keyboard.  Cybex sent me an
> adapter box (at no cost) that corrected an issue with original PS/2s and
> I was in business.  
> 
> - Jeff
> 
> On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 11:03, Geoffrey wrote:
> > Charles Shapiro wrote:
> > > Oh now.  I hate to jump into this, but Microsoft Press has published
> > > some fine books on the practice of programming. I recommend Steve
> > > Maguire's _Writing_Solid_Code_ (ISBN: 1556155514) and
> > > Steve McConnell's _Code_Complete_ (ISBN: 1556154844) to anyone who
> > > writes code for others to use. They're both filled with real-world
> > > advice which really works, and they're inspiring to boot. They're also
> > > platform-neutral, although they're biased heavily toward C and C++. This
> > > is a product of the time they were written, rather than any particular
> > > evil Corporate Conspiracy.
> > 
> > One, I will not buy any Microsoft products when I can find a substitute. 
> >   So far, I'm doing pretty good.  I don't even look at anything 
> > published by them.  I'm sure there are other books that address the same 
> > issues these do, that don't put more money into fueling the monopoly.
> > 
> > I've actually read portions of Code Complete from a work library, and to 
> > be honest, it's pretty full of common sense, which many programmers seem 
> > to lack, but hardly the only place to find such jewels...
> > 
> > > 
> > > -- CHS (Linux zealot)
> > 
> > If you are, then before every purchase you should ask yourself a couple 
> > of questions:
> > 
> > 1. Can I do without it?
> > 2. Is there a (non-microsoft) substitute?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> > 
> > I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> > to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> > 
> > 
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