Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!mcdchg!michael
From: michael@mcdchg.UUCP (Michael Bodine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Applied Microsystems Corporation
Message-ID: <2940@mcdchg.UUCP>
Date: 16 Dec 87 14:37:44 GMT
References: <1000@percival.UUCP> <286@manta.NOSC.MIL> <1010@percival.UUCP>
Reply-To: michael@mcdchg.UUCP (Michael Bodine)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer, Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Galassi (nerd@percival.UUCP) writes:
> 	On the 26th of November 1987 gag@nosc.mil posted a request
> for information on some 020 emulators.  On the 29th of the same
> month I posted an article expressing dissatisfaction with the Applied
> Microsystems Emulator.  On the 4th of December my employer received
> a letter from Applied Microsystems which caused him to request that
> I post the following message to the net.
> ----------- Begining of message from Frye Electronics, Inc. -----------
> 	"Frye Electronics, Inc. has no official opinion regarding
> products, services and personnel of Applied Microsystems
> Corporation."
> ----------- End of message from Frye Electronics, Inc. -----------
A message to Frye Electronics, Inc., and to Applied Microsystems:
It seems to me that the usefulness of this, the uucp network, is highly
dependent on the FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND OPINIONS;  to insert
the corporate identity here is irregular and unappreciated, by myself,
at any rate, and, i would suspect, by many others on the net.  Naturally,
since the access of virtually everyone to the network is dependent on
the goodwill of our respective employers, it is in all of our interests
to make sure that that goodwill is not taken advantage of.  However,
like the reporters of 60 Minutes and like the articles found in Consumer
Reports, the free flow of information here is not necessarily going to
make any given corporate identity very happy.  It seems much more
appropriate to me that, if a customer expresses dissatisfaction with
my service and with that of my employer, the opinion be taken as feedback
and used to fine-tune the services of my organization, and not be used
in legal or political brow-beating.  Every product or service has its
share of successes and failures.  Everyone on the network has their share
of experiences with vendors, both good and bad.  While anyone may express
a violent opinion of a given vendor, i would certainly not take any single
opinion, whether positive or negative, as gospel in my evaluation of that
vendor or its products.  My suspicion would be that the opinion of 
Applied Micro now held by readers of the news group has been significantly 
lowered by the above posting, and that the ill will and suspicion engendered
by same does far more harm to us all than any perceived public relations
benefits brought by attempting to eliminate the expression of opinions on
the net.

In keeping with the level of fear that we may all be feeling as result of
Mr. Galassi's posting, my .signature file has been lengthened: