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<DIV dir=ltr align=left>[WDJ] Assuming you're right and the CTO of the
organization is a moron and<BR>doesn't know IPv4 is coming and hasn't filled the
rest of the C-level people<BR>in on the potential benefit of being an OA
(Original Allocator) the point is<BR>still moot. When IANA hands out the
last /8s, it's going to be worldwide<BR>news and they're going to catch on
really quickly. Furthermore, it's not<BR>really about number of
subscribers, it's about number of dollars in the bank<BR>account. I reckon
they don't care how many customers (within reason) it<BR>takes to make the
maximum return on investment. Making customers happy and<BR>giving them
services they need is only as important as the profit is
high. <BR><BR>That's a really cynical approach to business. It
may be popular in todays</DIV>
<DIV>10-Q driven world, but, I don't work for an organization that views
its</DIV>
<DIV>customers with such contempt, and, I can't imagine it would be very
pleasant</DIV>
<DIV>to do so. (Although my friends who work at M$ say it is).</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=671164919-24102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
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<DIV><SPAN class=671164919-24102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I
didn't mean to say that customer happiness is not important. I only meant
to say that sure it's great to have happy customers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN class=671164919-24102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>but
if you're not making a reasonable profit all the happiness in the world
isn't going to pay your rent. On your other note, I often wonder how the
employees feel</FONT></SPAN></LI></OL>
<DIV><SPAN class=671164919-24102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>working at companies who's M.O. is to step on everyone to make the
most money. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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