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RE: RE: Poetic Justice
When did CA buy Sterling?
CA bought Sterling SOFTWARE 2 years ago, NOT Sterling Commerce.
Thanks,
Sean
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Subject: [EDI-L] RE: Poetic Justice
Gee -
Maybe I need to create a company and then proclaim that I "won't ever sell
out to CA" -
Maybe then I can make some REAL money . . . . ;-)
Harold.
> Other comments.
> I find it poetic justice that CA has purchased Sterling. Of course this
> isn't to the customers advantage at all. Development will slow to a crawl
> and the products will be turned into cash cows, and the price of support
> will sky rocket.
> It's almost prophetic that any company that proclaims "We will never sell
> out to CA" eventually gets bought out by CA. I worked for Goal systems,
when
> Legent bought Goal out as a white knight, to keep CA from getting it. A
year
> later CA got it all. CA got Platinum Software also.
> When Sterling was at the top of the heap, they rubbed it in everyone's
nose.
> I guess now CA is rubbing Sterling's nose in it.
> Sarcasm and sour grapes fully intended.
> Dennis Robinson
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