Re: [Sheflug] browser lockin.

[Barrie Bremner <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Mitchell <davem [at] fdgroup.com> writes:

    Dave> On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 09:52:30PM +0100, Barrie Bremner
    Dave> wrote:
    >> The Egg website was very slow and ropey to start with, then
    >> improved,

    Dave> That's because the original site was written using MS
    Dave> technology, along with copious amounts of *free* MS
    Dave> consultancy (it was a loss-leader for MS).

Microsoft seem to have employed this tactic in with several big sales,
in order to sweeten the deal for the potential victim erm..customer.
It warms the cockles of heart to hear that after all that, the system
is still a dog :-)

    Dave> When it ran like a dog, they threw it all away and replaced
    Dave> it with some big Sun servers and assorted Netscape server
    Dave> software.

MMmmm. Sun.
I've developed a taste for Sun kit - get to play on E10Ks all day at
work. Wouldn't want to pay for one tho :-)

-- 
Barrie J. Bremner
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