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Question Murphy,
"So far Cringley's track record on Apple hasn't been good, but this is one prediction that I think may have merit because what he's really talking about is using Apple's 1997 patent exchange agreement with Microsoft to allow Apple to update and use Sun's WABI code for the Windows/XP APIs - thereby enabling Windows applications to run without Windows licensing or Windows overheads. "

Why should Microsoft allow this to happen? Licensing is Microsoft's premier cashcow. If someone installs Microsoft Software without adequate licensing, he get's a warning about not using valid software and get punished for it. Even when you use it in a virtual environment and your basic system is valid.

So using OS X and running Windows in a virtual environment without licensing doesn't make sense from a Microsoft point of view. Even if Apple has a patent agreement with Microsoft.
Posted by: Arnout Groen   Posted on: 12/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Question Murphy,  Arnout Groen | 12/14/06
Think about it  jplatt39 | 12/14/06
If you knew WABI, like I knew WABI . . .  Roger Ramjet | 12/14/06
OK, but....  Arnout Groen | 12/14/06
????  Erik Engbrecht | 12/14/06
No genuine (dis) advantage  Roger Ramjet | 12/14/06
Plan B  jplatt39 | 12/14/06
It's not a conspiracy  Roger Ramjet | 12/14/06
I'm sorry to be a pedant  jplatt39 | 12/14/06
Conspiracy vs. Conspiracy  frgough | 12/14/06
Murph does *not* smoke crack.  toadlife | 12/15/06
What is Apple selling in the Mac?  Anton Philidor | 12/14/06
innovative hardware  frgough | 12/14/06
Design features.  Anton Philidor | 12/14/06

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