It seems, you were his room mate at college. You really know him very well.

Saptak Sen

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From: Russell McOrmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] OFF-TOPIC : Microsoft Worth


> 
> 
> Arup Bhanja wrote:
> > >   We'll see if Microsoft survives.
> > 
> > I wouldn't bet on them for their arm-twisting tactics but as history
> > shows Rockefeller became more rich after Standard Oil was broken up. We
> > will have to wait and see when MS breaks up into baby Bills.
> 
>   If a software support company, headed by Bill Gates and even called
> "Microsoft" exists in the future, will it still be the Microsoft we
> write about today?  Yes, it is possible that Microsoft will change with
> the times but I am not convinced Bill himself will - he personally
> believes he is right in what he is doing with Intellectual Property and
> is thus going to see the future as a failure, even if he is making a lot
> of money.
> 
>   Bill isn't simply a person with a lot of money - he is a rich and
> powerful person with a personal political agenda and belief system which
> he has been trying to impose on everyone else.
> 
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