From: "Adam Flinton" 

& middleware that sits on top of the OS....& services to make the whole
thing work....

Adam

"Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e655bdd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> If that were true how do you explain the current love affair IBM is having
> with Linux? They don't care about OS, they only care about what helps them
> sell hardware.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> news:5v386vc60ht5i2dgm145qg9ald8r1g2ljj{at}4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:42:43 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >
> > >I mean I would
> > >think IBM is fairly responsive,
> >
> > Really?  They sold their children because Microsoft told them to do so.
> >
> > IBM is responsive so long as it does not jeopardize the MS Windows
> > essential facility to the desktop, as your example indicated.
> >
> >  /m
> >
>
>

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