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"Ebrace, Extend, Extinguish"! Reaching Out 4 What? wink
Only ones Reaching Out is everyone else! Take Microsoft's Wonderful Group of Catch 22 API's for Gaming and Multimedia.

Microsoft lives by their "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" Corporate Doctrine that goes back to their very roots. Once a theif always a theif. Back in the Mid 90's M$ claimed they wanted to be interoperable. They crippled OpenGL on Windows to make it look bad. SGI challenged them by optomizing OGL for Windows themselves. They proved OGL ran as good or better than DirectX.

In XP and Vista they were back to thei old tricks with a crippled version of OGL and forcing Developers to not offer a choice between the two API's.

But now the Open Source Community and people from around the Globe have gathered to re-write the Interoperability Bible of OpenGL with Longs Peak and Mt Evans not just equaling DX10, but far surpassing it!

OpenGL, OpenGL ES and the whole family of OpenKode and other new API's means we'll have many API's that will Scale Applications and Games with little loss in Quality from very big to very small on every platform. With OGL ES comes Write to memory with 4 to 1 on the fly compression! ...what does that mean? Think about it.....less memory required...

Here's an eye opener from yesterday at GDC of what's in store in this Premeir set of API's! .....watch history being made with things like OpenMax putting PS3, Window CE, Windows XP and Windows Vista streaming to shame across all devices from PC's to Cell Phones. Streaming Multi-media like we've never seen before..... INSTANTLY!!!

http://www.khronos.org/developers/li...%20Feb2008.pdf

OpenVG will make life "READABLE" with vectored fonts from the tinyest Cell Phone Screen to Macs, Windows and Linux. Even PS3 will open up a whole new world in i's READABLE XMB, and HOME very soon!

Joke: "Turn Abouts Fair Play" ***OpenGL Family of API's represents a redistribution of Wealth of Resources (once horded over by just Microsoft) now handed out to the Masses for us all to play with!*** It's going to be a whole new world where Steve Balmer comes knocking on the door to play and it gets it slammed in his face! ....what's that Balmer??? "Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers..... Extend, Embrace, Extinguish the competition and Developers, Developers, Developers .....duh hey no fair, I'm about to be Extinguished!!!

....as Bill Gates begins to realize MONEY isn't everything, kneels at his bed in later life to pray, can be heard pleading (as he glances back over each shoulder in paranoia), "...and please dear lord, don't let "Open Source" be the death of me ....and a remember all te millions I've donated???". Then the Lord answers back for the 1000th time, "...hmmm I don't recall"!!! (as the screen turns blue) wink

(hehe ...reminds me of Gates back in U.S. vs Microsoft....
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false promises  killerbunny | 02/21/08
Microsoft is reaching out..thats always good  USArcher | 02/21/08
ground rules  USArcher | 02/21/08
Overly critical and unbalanced...  jasonp@... | 02/21/08
critical  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/21/08
critical reply  kurt_cagle | 02/21/08
One question and its the only one that matters.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/08
Message has been deleted.  Monkey_MCSE | 02/21/08
Wrong again, its never happened.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/08
Message has been deleted.  raycote | 02/22/08
Don't bother reading No_Axe  Cardhu | 02/23/08
Not The Only Question That Matters  Cardhu | 02/22/08
Surprise look who is defending MS! need only threaten suits - NT  raycote | 02/22/08
M$ doesn't need a lawsuit to get what they want  cirdon | 02/24/08
The real question is...  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
Balance vs Fact  Dcarm | 03/03/08
Reaching out ...  swhiser | 02/21/08
Reaching out like a strangler... the post is overly realistic for you? - NT  raycote | 02/22/08
To be critical is part of her job desciption and we have heard  hkommedal | 02/22/08
"Ebrace, Extend, Extinguish"! Reaching Out 4 What? wink  i2fun@... | 02/23/08
Very enjoyable post!  Ole Man | 02/23/08
Yeah.... Thanks! It is Funny, Bill on his knees... happy  i2fun@... | 02/24/08
fool me once, shame on MS. Fool me way more...  LittleGuy | 02/21/08
The devil is in the details  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
Their are allways strings attached  GuidingLight | 02/21/08
Not true, but...  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
The devil is in the details  boguscomputer | 02/21/08
Not a chance  Chad_z | 02/22/08
Sorry to say...  John L. Ries | 02/22/08
I called it ... last June!  swhiser | 02/21/08
Good call Sam  dfolk | 02/21/08
Hey, Sharepoint and Exchange too!  orcmid | 02/21/08
Gary? Pleased?  swhiser | 02/21/08
Re: Gary and Sam Pleased?  orcmid | 02/21/08
Definitions  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/21/08
Is "microsoft" a verb?  denis77 | 02/21/08
If "install" is a noun  IT_User | 02/21/08
a four-letter verb  swhiser | 02/21/08
"Prepare to be assimilated ..."  Cardhu | 02/23/08
Boring  draxken@... | 02/21/08
That's her beat  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
What's the difference between criticism and "bashing"?  bmerc | 02/21/08
Unfortunately...  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
Thoughts on Criticism vs. "bashing"  blafkinm | 02/21/08
I'll accept that  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
Right on the money  Ole Man | 02/21/08
Many non-MS supporting people...  joe.smetona@... | 02/21/08
@Joe....  JCitizen | 02/22/08
@JCitizen  zkiwi | 02/22/08
@JC  joe.smetona@... | 02/22/08
@zkiwi - also anti trust concerns...  JCitizen | 02/23/08
Provide for the Common Defence...  rslutz@... | 02/22/08
I found this problem in a graphic eqallizer free download.  rtirman37@... | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  davidlewis7 | 02/21/08
How About Pledging An OS Release That Doesn't Force Everyone  itanalyst | 02/21/08
Get over it already...  TheWerewolf | 02/21/08
Yes, reasonable, but only because...  doodlius | 02/21/08
Re:Get over it already....  Disgruntled M$ User | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  IT_Guy_z | 02/21/08
Agree on that one. So far they have put foreward a promise/pledge.  hkommedal | 02/22/08
It's not "sharing"..  TheWerewolf | 02/21/08
Fireworks?  green alien | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  tim@... | 02/21/08
Amen tim@  Superhudson@... | 02/21/08
What does honesty mean?  Ole Man | 02/21/08
Not what many do, these days.  HypnoToad72 | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  garywalthrop@... | 02/21/08
I have more trust in the Pres.-Candidates than MS. After all  hkommedal | 02/22/08
It is all we need  orcmid | 02/21/08
So far it is a promise ONLY. No goods DELIVERED yet. (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Only promises?  orcmid | 02/26/08
What if it goes the other way?  dzash2000 | 02/21/08
Mary Jo rants on MS, Again...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/08
Don't you find it the least bit..  SpikeyMike | 02/21/08
And what specific criticisms do you have?  John L. Ries | 02/21/08
The Facts Aren't Wrong  Cardhu | 02/26/08
Constant false promises do that  Sabz5150 | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  PhotoGene47 | 02/21/08
Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  ataplow@... | 02/21/08
That's by design  SpikeyMike | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  atari8bit@... | 02/21/08
Patent licenses for open source  Anton Philidor | 02/21/08
In theory, no  TripleII | 02/21/08
Also, remember what GPLv3 included...  Anton Philidor | 02/21/08
I'll keep an open mind.  TripleII | 02/21/08
Yeah, them leopards change their spots quite regularly  Ole Man | 02/21/08
Those patent are an US issue. (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
I think I'd have a problem with that.  SpikeyMike | 02/21/08
Subvert or adapt.  Anton Philidor | 02/21/08
Subvert or adapt  Hemlock Stones | 02/21/08
Innocent even after proven guilty?  Ole Man | 02/21/08
Oye...  cirdon | 02/24/08
These patents are an US issue. The world generally do NOT  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Welcome to Plug Fest 2008  Anton Philidor | 02/21/08
So Soon We Forget.  w.mcmillan@... | 02/21/08
Good Point... When will IBM and Adobe Step Up to the Plate...  blafkinm | 02/21/08
A little bit backward, in plain English  Ole Man | 02/21/08
Yeah right  baylors | 02/21/08
Q. How can you tell when Steve Ballmer is lying?  Userama | 02/21/08
Internal Mindset  stomfi@... | 02/21/08
I would like to see it  Red_Beard | 02/21/08
LOL How Pathetic - You're Owned Again  itanalyst | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  fredd1 | 02/21/08
I amazed that a story which re-iterates a known pattern in MSs  Dr-T | 02/21/08
Public bug tracking  jharrop@... | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  w.caelli@... | 02/21/08
Make Microsoft publish these specs before ISO cert  John Musbach | 02/21/08
And how many times have we seen this before?  kraterz | 02/21/08
Too little, too late.  joe.smetona@... | 02/21/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  chipfrye | 02/21/08
MS  qvtech | 02/22/08
You used the C-word ( Customer) ! Shame on you ! (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
That's right!  Ole Man | 02/22/08
How did you know that. Could it be logic ? ! (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Something along those lines  Ole Man | 02/22/08
Wolves Pledge Not To Eat The Sheep 'This Time'  whisperycat | 02/22/08
That's right. Lunch is postponed til after ISO.  hkommedal | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  JelMin | 02/22/08
Escalating fines  JelMin | 02/27/08
Strange there's no report on ZDNET lamo! -nt  BobF_z | 02/27/08
And they can't even make Vista SP1 Interoperable  JelMin | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  jmhalloy_z | 02/22/08
Hey ! It is ONLY a promise. Nothing more. (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Means Linux is making a BIG dent !  lynne1462@... | 02/22/08
Do not bet on that. The linux-camp is not THAT fluent in  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Intellectual Property  andrew53 | 02/22/08
Means nothing  andrew53 | 02/22/08
Won't Be Fooled Again  thezorch@... | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  as901 | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  atari8bit@... | 02/22/08
A carrot is carefully placed  Ole Man | 02/22/08
at least we can thank them for vs 08 express editions!!!  pcguy777 | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  mwwhughes | 02/22/08
yeah, right!  pikeman666@... | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  normf@... | 02/22/08
So Bill jammed out Microsoft  BALTHOR | 02/22/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  richdave | 02/22/08
The Easter Bunny is already here ? The OOXML is not even  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Definition of INSANITY  Old Timer 8080 | 02/22/08
Yup, since DOS what 4? Another reason to move to Linux...  mikifinaz1@... | 02/22/08
I will NOT move to linux. I have my XP that I use every other month.  hkommedal | 02/22/08
By the way: I NEVER delete their Windows ! (nt)  hkommedal | 02/22/08
Interop-&-Microsoft  F1RST@... | 02/22/08
Who do YOU trust?  goodcomputing | 02/23/08
What is needed is a penalty for lying to the public.  hkommedal | 02/23/08
RE MS interoperability  jns_45K@... | 02/23/08
I even seem to recall...  John L. Ries | 02/23/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  red.flag@... | 02/23/08
Insuring Means Paying Premiums  Cardhu | 02/23/08
A little clarification, from Merriam Webster  Ole Man | 02/24/08
RE: Microsoft pledges (yet again) that it wants to be interoperable  jimk_z | 02/24/08
Readers who would prefer receiving more information  mhenriday | 02/25/08
Linux is Cancer?  slougheed@... | 02/25/08
typo  slougheed@... | 02/25/08
Let's see since when? Say DOS 5...  mikifinaz1@... | 02/25/08
EU Fines Microsoft Record $1.3B  Ole Man | 02/27/08
Nothing more than a tax issue  KrazyGuy | 02/28/08
Don't worry!  Ole Man | 02/28/08
Oh please, get over yourself... (nt)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/29/08
Haven'y you learned yet, Microsoft has NO SOUL!!!  xunil skcor | 02/28/08

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