>I'm not a Microsoft basher, but this was an interesting article. Some tidbits.

I'm missing the following:

5. .NET, the platform allows to develop cross platform applications. You soon do not need Windows to run your .NET applications.

As a sidenote. Though there are some points made here, the statement is too harsh. As long as MS is releasing new office and windows versions and have excellent deals with hardware dealers to preinstall them and let them remain the defacto standard, they will survive.

Microsofts technology never was superiour to others, Their marketing however...

Walter,




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>Microsoft? He didn't say anything, but I could tell he didn't quite believe anyone would be frightened of them.
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>All the computer people use Macs or Linux now. Windows is for grandmas, like Macs used to be in the 90s.
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