Amazing...I would have said the obvious to Bernard: "How do you know
(or What Makes You Think That) I hate .Net? I thought you said you
didn't know me?"
What do you care, Bill? M$ is certainly not doing you any favors...(are
they???)
(You don't have to answer if you don't want...), but how did Randy
respond to your look?
Michael J. Babcock, MCP
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Bill Anderson wrote:
>
> Rick Romero wrote:
>
>> Having been the "Anti-Microsoft" person in the past (where strangely, my
>> opponents never had a non-MS solution), I'm unfortunately well-aware
>> that any non-Pro-MS comments can easily put you under an "Anti-MS'
>> banner.
>>
>> Rick
>>
> Unfortunately this is all too true....
>
> Randy Brown was our LA Fox speaker this month. He came out and did a
> wonderful job.
>
> The next day Randy, Bernard Wong (of MS Agent fame) and I went to lunch.
>
> To set this up, I had several conversations with Randy about my very
> real concern that my reputation has been trashed within MSFT as a .NET
> basher. As I've said for years, I like .NET but the way it's marketed is
> both shameful and appalling. Randy heard me the first time I said this
> but after reiterating the point about the fourth time Randy got tired of
> the subject.
>
> Back to lunch...
>
> Randy (to me) -- "Do you know Bernard?"
> Me: "I know of him, yes."
> Randy (to Bernard) -- "Do you know Bill?"
> Bernard -- "No, I don't."
>
> Randy and Bernard catch up on things while I sit back. This goes on for
> about four minutes. After a while there's a pause in the conversation.
> Then,
>
> Bernard (to me) "So why do you hate .NET?"
>
> Saying nothing I just looked to Randy with a "I rest my case" look...
>
> Bill Anderson
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