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Subject: Re: Some facts about Deep Thought / Deep Blue

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 09:51:32 08/31/01

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On August 31, 2001 at 10:42:08, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 30, 2001 at 18:43:39, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>>IBM dicked over this field, all because they wanted to save money that would
>>have otherwise been spent on a single commercial shown during the Super Bowl.
>>
>>bruce
>
>
>IBM does it.  Microsoft does it.  Firestone/Ford does it.  That is just a
>way of life, it seems.

I think that what IBM did was this was terrible.  Clearly, some totally cynical
MBA was in charge at some level.

I don't think this would have happened at Microsoft because according to my
outdated perspective, the techies are in charge of the PR people, rather than
the other way around.

bruce



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