Re: [HACKERS] Off-topic: Communication. (was: Connect string again)

On 27 May 1998, Michael Graff wrote:

> Peter T Mount <psqlhack(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk> writes:
>
> > What anoys me more with their versions of the "standards" is that they
> > don't even keep to them within their own product range, or even with
> > different versions of the same product.
>
> What annoys me even more than that is that there is a growing group of
> people who actually think that Microsoft invented the web, email (even
> SMTP) and TCP.
>
> I know it is hard to believe, but these people exist. They must be stopped.

Oh, I know they exist. About a year ago, I had a heated discussion with
someone who really believed that Microsoft invented Java, and was puzzled
why Sun was taking them to court.

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