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Subject:Re: Contract Techwriters At Microsoft and Boeing? From:John Posada <posada -at- FAXSAV -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 14 Jan 1998 09:51:53 -0500
Sorry folks...but I've worked as a contractor at three large companies (each over a billion per year) and one smaller (20mil) company and not once during any decision did someone ask "What would Microsoft do if they were us?"
Maybe I'm wrong, but <yawn!>
> Hi Folks,
>
> This bit of news worries me, because it seems nowadays if Microsoft
> does something, the rest of the software industry seems to follow in
> its footsteps. If anyone has any experience about what has been
> happening on this front, I'd like to hear about it. If you're curious
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> this was taken (listed below.)
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