[Info-vax] OT: Amazon (was What is VMS?)

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In article <c89b238e-617d-4814-bcd5-273e79259394 at f1g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>, seasoned_geek <roland at logikalsolutions.com> writes:
>On Jan 11, 2:00=A0pm, Bob Eager <news0... at eager.cx> wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:11:53 -0800, seasoned_geek wrote:
>> > On Jan 4, 10:18=A0am, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
>> >> On Jan 3, 2:58 pm, seasoned_geek <rol... at logikalsolutions.com> wrote:>
>> >> On Jan 1, 1:44 pm, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
>> >> > > On Dec 31 2011, 9:33 am, seasoned_geek
>> >> > > <rol... at logikalsolutions.com> wrote:
>> >> > > > On Dec 30, 10:44 am, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote=
>:
>>
>> >> ...>< BIG SNIP ><
>>
>> > <BIG SNIP>
>>
>> > Lots of ranting, lots of links, still no industry knowledge.
>>
>> You have not proved any, either.
>
>I currently have 8 published titles.  2 via a publishers and 6
>published myself.  I have 3 more titles coming out this year, two of
>them should be available before the end of February.
>
>You have how many?
>
>Doug has now many?
>
>When that number is higher than zero, then, and only then, will you
>have something worthwhile to contribute on the Amazon topic.
>
>Of course now that Amazon has completely stepped in the doo-doo.
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/technology/amazon-rewrites-the-rules-of-b=
>ook-publishing.html?pagewanted=3Dall
>
>They will once again be whining and crying and bribing people to open
>investigations when all major publishers stop sending them inventory,
>which, coincidentally, no publisher is under ANY obligation to do.

ENOUGH!  All I see that you doing here is billboarding the fact that you
wrote some VMS books.  Have you _EVER_contributed anything of technical
value here in c.o.v?

Amazon pros and cons and business models and whatnot haven't any bearing
on VMS.  Take this to alt.I.wrote.a.book.aren't.you.impressed.

FWIW, you're not the ONLY one who here who has written professionally on
technical subjects; however, the persistent harping _is_ unprofessional.

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