[ale] OT: No 3COM but lots of M$ NICs

[Christopher Fowler]

I like 3COM, but my favorite is any card that support RTL8139 chipset.

On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 11:40:44AM -0400, Mike Millson wrote:
> I was recently in Best Buys, Office Depot, and Office Max; and I noticed
> that none of these stores carry 3COM products like ethernet cards but
> they all have tons of stock of M$ ethernet cards. These seems like the
> world turned upside down. When the heck did M$ start making NIC cards?
> Are they just putting their name on another brand? I wonder if M$ is
> strong-arming these stores into carrying their brand but no 3COM
> products.
> 
> Not that these are the best places to buy computer equipment, but how
> can you explain not finding 3COM products in these stores and lost of M$
> stock?
> 
> Mike
> 
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