From: /m 

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:25:59 +0100, Adam
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:

>http://www.linuxextremist.com/?p=53
>
>"The article states that Microsoft has announced a set of 12
>“principles” to which it intends to adhere from here on in. They have
>said they’re no longer going to punish manufacturers for supporting
>alternatives to Microsoft software, which theoretically means Dell could
>bundle OpenOffice with a Windows PC without fear of consequences. Also,
>they have promised more transparency for non-Microsoft developers to
>build Windows applications. Additionally, they’ve have said they will be
>“more energetic” in their support of interoperable standards."


Sooooooo, how many times has Microsoft said that they would stop doing
those things?  Things that they have previously denied they did.

Why should anyone believe them this time?

 /m

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