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SubjectRe: *** draft 3 - press release ***


On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Robert Minichino wrote:

> > Perhaps "rusty old", or "dusty-deck"?
>
> Or how about "obsolete." :) "Rusty old" comes across as something that
> would be spewed forth from a bitter, opinionated individual, while
> "obsolete" or "outmoded" points more towards facts, such as design and
> feature set. Also, if we're going to FUD, the FUD has to be convincing
> and not akin to mere mud slinging. :)

Yes you're right. Besides the press _are_ professionals at hype and
are very sentitive to any hint of it. For that matter something
neutral like "migration" would probably come across better than
"upgrade", as somebody else suggested.


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