PC Week, November 26, 1990
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November 5, 1990
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UNPLANNED LEAKS
To the Editor:
This is in response to your Oct. 22 story alleging that Microsoft
released information about upcoming Microsoft MS-DOS verson 5.0 in an
attempt to create fear, uncertainty and doubt regarding DRI's Digital
Research Inc.'s DR DOS 5.0
The feature enhancements of MS-DOS verson 5.0 were decided and
development was begun long before we heard about MS-DOS verson 5.0.
There will be some similar features. With 50 Million MS-DOS users. It
shouldn't be surprising that DRI has heard some of the same requests
from customers that we have. There will also be significant features
unique to Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0.
As for the timing of the leaks, it was not an orchestrated Microsoft
plan nor did the leaks come from Microsoft. In the past, users expressed
frustration when we neither acknowledged that a new product was in
development nor gave a sense of direction for the release. Thus, to
serve our customers better, we decided to be more forthcoming about
version 5.0.
Brad Silverberg
Vice President, Systems Software
General Manager
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/2000/PX02387_A.pdf
'I am also planning to hire an independent DOS gure to do an in-depth
comparative analysis of MS vs. DR DOS, with the idea of somehow making
those results available to the press', Russ werner April 1989
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00109.pdf
'Leak to press' June 1994 .. PX02119.pdf
'advanced leak' June 1994 .. PX02117.pdf
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