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From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd. (David Starner)
Subject: Re: Confusing language,
 was Re: Help help.. please.i am totaly new in ada programing
Date: 1999/11/04
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On Thu, 04 Nov 1999 20:09:28 GMT, tmoran@bix.com <tmoran@bix.com> wrote:
>locked in?  And ACT currently has a large support charge - what
>prevents them from inflating it further once the customer is
>locked in ?  Or the same for any other vendor of "{open-systems}
>{standard}s" software?

Because you can't lock a customer in. A customer can always chose to
use the free version of GNAT, or go to another Ada compiler. Just
like someone who writes POSIX complaint code can go from a POSIX
system to another POSIX system. That's why standards are loved by
users - as long as they stay within the standard, they can change
vendors freely.

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David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org