[svlug] Re: ... Robert Cringely

[Ray Olszewski]

At 05:22 PM 11/19/98 -0800, Ira Abramov wrote:
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>ever saw his REAL coloumns? it says there he's the Real original Bob
>Cringely. it's a pseudonym he got (or picked by himself?) in his early
>writing days after he left Apple since he didn't want to be recognized (he
>tells too many insider stories to let SV companies feel secure). but when
>he left his old post, someone else apperently took over the name, due to
>an editorial decision I understand, even though he already wrote a book
>under that pseudonym and all... the one TRUE Cringe is the one on PBS,
>anyway...
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As I recall, there was a legal dispute between "Cringely" and InfoWorld over
who owned the name. (This is not all that unusual with column pseudonyms.) I
don't recall, if I ever knew, how it got resolved.

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