"LISTSERV site administrators' forum" <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote on 08/23/2005 05:04:51 PM:

> <rant>
> This situation reflects an attitude which has become the norm, rather 
than the
> exception, in the software industry. Big companies ignore standards,do 
things
> their own way, expect everyone else to modify their products to accept 
the
> deviant behavior, and rely on apologists to rationalize this arrogance 
by 
> pointing out that the offender has a significant share of the 
> market. I suspect
> that the corporate moguls who make these decisions were either 
schoolyard
> bullies who have not changed their behavior, or victims of schoolyard 
bullies
> who, in some warped way, believe they are getting even.
> </rant>

FWIW, I agree with this rant.  Many years ago, I bought a v.32bis modem 
made by a very famous CPU manufacturer.  It worked pretty good, but would 
not connect to the leading brand's dual standard modem.  I called tech 
support and was told "Well, there are just some modems that we won't work 
with."  I buy AMD processors when I can because I'm still pissed at their 
attitude.

(Speaking of spam filters, the humorous, but fake tags above will also 
trigger some filters.)