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From: jordan@cruzio.com (Jordan Bortz)
Subject: Re: ParcPlace dumps OS/2, VSE, AND Jigsaw, and MAC!!!
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I understand what you folks are saying, however, I have to stand by my
previous assertion that he should have said nothing, not someting
misleading...But you folks are entitled to your opinions as to whether
you felt it was misleading or not.

My opinion is that it was.

	Jordan

quenton@cherniak.on.ca (Dennis Smith) wrote:

>In article <32F0A33B.2D99@wwa.com>, datec@wwa.com wrote:
>>Jordan Bortz wrote:
>>> In other words, Eric, that shows that you have been LYING to us
>>> considerably and with great vigor in denying the facts that, in fact,
>>> VSE *will* be sold off to you!
>>
>>It may very well be that VSE will be sold to Eric's organization. I
>>certainly don't know. However, what I do know is that Mr. Clayberg is a
>>most upstanding member of the Smalltalk community and slandering his
>>character is neither helpful nor correct. Eric (is/was) an officer of
>****    Fully agree!
>>PPD (a public company) and is restrained by law from revealing ALL he
>>knows.
>>
>>Further, I cannot determine which statement, in what posting, you
>>consider such a blatant lie. Eric has indicated that there would be
>>exciting news shortly. I cannot imagine that he was referring to the
>>shutdown of VSE development and the abandonment of Jigsaw; although,
>>that would fit the dictionary definition of exciting (in a negative
>>way). Was he referring to an upcoming spin-off? Again I don't know, but
>>it is possible that he was giving you (and us) as much lead as he felt
>>possible.

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