Russ Hunt notes:


> I think the problem is that at M$ there's no history, and no need to
> know about it.  They don't know, or care, that conventions and
> protocols for exchanging text already existed before they started
> developing their bloatware, and they have no reason to know, or
> care, because everybody buys their stuff anyway.

One could say the same thing about AOL, at least since it reorganized its
IDOT unit out of existence.  AOL markets braindead internet use, and just
wants to keep its gate receipts rolling in.  And they do roll in.

Dave Phillips