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The sun doesn't shine on me

by unchar1 on 8/7/24, 8:38 AM with 1 comments

  • by bell-cot on 8/7/24, 9:29 AM

    Sounds quite similar to my early-1990's experience buying software site licenses for Microsoft, Lotus, etc.

    Typical prices were only mid-5-figures. Microsoft's sales org was obviously motivated and organized to sell. Even though, after confirming all details & SKU's with them, I technically had to buy it from a distributor. Vs. most of MS's competition didn't give a crap. Lotus' east and west coast offices both wanted to dump me on their opposites. (I was in Michigan.)

    In hindsight, I should have quietly gone long on MS stock, and short on their competition.