Jerry,

>It was mentioned on LinuxToday or CNET, I can't remember which. It may have even been referenced by some one in one of the talkbacks. But, while looking for it I did find this segment of a larger article. (I'll continue looking for that other reference to the meeting between MS and hardware manufacturers. It wasn't the DAC, which meets at Las Vegas, but DAC would be a good reason for them to meet there!)

Well, I've done a search on Deja and no-one seems to be discussing this. Google also come up blank.

Are you sure this meeting ever took place ? It would surely be big new and would be widely reported [rather than just tossed around on TalkBack].

This is a major problem with sites like Slashdot - any remotely anti-MSFT story is seized upon and assumed to be true, regardless of the facts.

Best.

Matt.