Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 16:44:15 -0500 From: Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net> To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Re: equal pay Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Erica VD Ginter wrote: > > I have a hard time understanding why standardization of something as > important as computer operating systems is bad--and I've heard all the > arguments ad nauseum. Besides, ol' Bill may have to fork a whole lot of > damages over to us here at Stately Ginter Manor--or at least the stock price > will soar! > > Erica Good luck with the lawsuit! By a standard OS, I assume you mean Windows CE/ME/NT? Sometime, if you're really, really bored, I'll explain how the international standards process really works. Dilbert talking to a vendor: V: This product conforms to all applicable international standards. D: In other words, it doesn't work and it's not your fault. V: Is there someone with less experience I could talk to? D: Do you have my boss's card? -- Steve Smith sgs at aginc.net Agincourt Computing http://www.aginc.net "Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense."