What do you suppose "natively supports" means? In return for everything you get with this program, which is a lot, it seems like you'd need to produce something more than just a simple application that runs on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, for example.

>In case you haven't heard, MS has a new Empower program.
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>If you pay MS $750 US, and commit to develop one software package that natively supports one of the following technologies (and release it within twelve months of signing up for the program):
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>-Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>-Microsoft Windows XP
>-Microsoft Windows 2000
>-Microsoft SQL Server 2000
>-Microsoft Mobility platform (Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows for Smartphone)
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>Up to five (5) software licenses (for internal use):
> -Microsoft Windows® XP or 2000 Professional
> -Microsoft Office XP (Premium or Developer Edition)
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>One (1) software license and up to five (5) Client Access Licenses (CALs) for:
> -Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (Standard or Advanced Edition) or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
> -Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
> -Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
> -Microsoft SharePoint™ Portal Server
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>Five (5) MSDN® Universal Subscriptions (Development & Testing license)*
>One (1) MSDN Universal Media kit (DVD)
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>For details, check out:
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>http://members.microsoft.com/partner/isv/empower/default.aspx
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>Regards,