From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 11:35:50 -0500, Mike '/m'  wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately for Microsoft, once they start selling cross-platform apps
in
> >a significant manner, they lose the strategic keystone upon which they
have
> >built their empire:  using the operating system (and its interfaces) to
> >control, stifle and otherwise inhibit the development of innovative,
> >competing technology.
>
> Like I said, opportunity in adversity. ;-)
>
> Do you think they will drive the company into the ground before they
> come to their senses. Now I know that is a loaded question for you
> with a short, burning fuse but...think we'll see Office for Linux
> (current version) with a year or two?
>
> I just can't imagine that Wall Street is going to be happy with all
> the alternative revenue sources to be had just tso MS can monopolize a
> single platform.
>

Mac went from being cloneable to not......in hardware terms so....as long
as the cash from a single platform justifies MS's vastly overblown stock
price......


Adam

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