[ILUG] Dell on Slashdot

Martin Donlon akawaka at csn.ul.ie
Thu Nov 18 20:55:40 GMT 1999


And so they sell computers with virus's on them....and they would have got
away with it too if if wasn't for those pesky kids!

--
Don't develop software you want, you'll constantly hack it into
oblivion and when it's finally stable you won't want to use it.
Ever Again.

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, John P. Looney wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 03:40:14PM +0000, James Raftery mentioned:
> > On Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 02:57:26PM +0000, John P. Looney wrote:
> > >  All those people out of work...
> > [snip]
> > Marketing types often attach a value to "bad press", claiming
> > image loss, lost potential business and that kind of thing.
> 
>  Good point. And, if the value is high enough, they could deduct so much
> from their profit sheet, that they could make a profit on the tax rebate ;)
> 
> Kate
> 
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