Re: How proprietary is the "COBOL file system"



On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:49:00 +1300, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't think that's fair, Robert. He seemed to me to be fairly
self-effacing, given his track record.

Speaking of Microsoft, I love this quote:

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking
they can't lose." - Bill Gates

That's why we have so many smart and successful people doing dumb
things.
.



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