From: mike 

On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:12:43 -0400, "John Beamish"
 wrote:

>The real observation:  MS as a desktop platform will continue to be the
>prime desktop throughout computing for decades to come.

I tend to agree.  But I will also add that the desktop computing platform
is becoming less significant.

It is the paradigm shift that is going to affect Microsoft.

Microsoft will always be the king of desktop computing, but at some point
most will say, who cares?

I think that point is closer than most think.

 /m

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