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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 18:00:01 -0700
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Patrick M. Hausen wrote:
] Again I agree with your statements, but _why_ convince Matrox to
] change their policy?
]
] In a free market for every product with every set of features there
] are at least half a dozen compareable products (in terms of price,
] performance, features) from other companies with a suitable policy.
]
] You can buy Elsa, Miro, #9, ATI, what the ... - don't buy Matrox.
Because of the *next* patent-protected Matrox board that I
*won't* be able to buy from Elsa, Miro, #9, ATI, what the ...
which will inherit the same intellectually flawed policy.
Because Gateway and Micron no longer give you even partial credit
on cards when you chose to replace them with other cards, and
Matrox cards ship in a lot of machines.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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