>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7889099.stm
>>>
>>>Quote: Computer software giant Microsoft has announced plans to open its own stores...
>>>... Ex-Wal-Mart executive David Porter will head the new retail division ...
>>>... In January the company cut 1,400 job ... End of quote
>>>
>>>Whatever Apple does next -- MS will follow in 1 to 5 years :)
>>>
>>>My bets on what Apple is about to do next:
>>>- buys an island
>>>- buys Iceland
>>>- buys the Starbucks
>>>- launches iSpace rocket
>>
>>Not to try to start a flame war, but if Apple hired a guy named Joe, and Microsoft hired a guy named Joe 10 year later, Apple fanboys would scream bloody murder.
>Apples Joew ould be smarter! :-)

If they were *that* much smarter then they wouldn't be #2 by a huge margin. The proof is in the pudding.