>Keep in mind that MS marteting mechanism is very strong...

There used to be a difference between marketing and propaganda. While there still is a difference in many industries, propaganda has replaced marketing in most of the high-tech industries. The primary function of propaganda is to provide misinformation to decision makers for the purpose of maximizing revenue - it's Capitalism that has been tweaked.

>MikeH made a statement that MS is the drugdealer of softwareland. It gives something for free, and when you're dependend on it, it is time to earn loads of money......

Yeah, and going through withdrawals can be a bitch.