>>>In this case, it means marketing has gotten hold of it.
>
>>(as I sit here grinning and shaking my head)
>
>>Craaaaig, Your not being cynical again are you?


>It's all marketing. Why do you think that OLE became ActiveX then COM then >Component Object Model+ then .Net?

The naieve answer is because MS loves us. Just kidding!

I am sure the real answer has something to do with MS stock prices and dividends.