From: Mike '/m' 


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.

 /m



On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 11:25:36 -0500, Richard B.  wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 09:55:52 -0600, "Joe Barr"
> wrote:
>
>>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,857638,00.asp
>
>Invectives aside, they need to start developing cross-platform apps to
>make up the revenue losses. And second rate ports simply won't do.
>
>Always apportunity in adversity, unless one is terribly ignorant of
>it. I do believe the writing is clearly upon the wall...and that wall
>has fallen down.
>
>- Richard

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