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MS has long used its control of DOS and Windows to favor certain developers (by sharing information, beta releases, etc), and to handicap others (primarily competitors in the application sector). WordPerfect was an early victim of this policy, but it could happen to anyone who develops for MS platforms (you never know when MS might decide it wants to "compete" with you). To me, it stinks and strikes me as a good reason for stripping MS of its control of Windows.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 06/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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For reference  Anton Philidor | 06/13/05
Frothing  John L. Ries | 06/13/05
Should have gone to law school  DrDavis | 06/13/05
The question is...  John L. Ries | 06/13/05
Although I hate Microsoft...  Colonel_Panic | 06/13/05
I disagree  John L. Ries | 06/14/05
the word was that drdos was buggy  hipparchus2000 | 06/13/05
Give up on it  DrDavis | 06/13/05
Betting on the lawyers is NOT a bet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/05
I agree  cobalt54 | 06/13/05
Not to worry...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/05
No doubt about it  cobalt54 | 06/14/05
Most of the people who've sued MS for this behaviour have got $100Ms  hipparchus2000 | 06/13/05
Pulease, WordPerfect did everything they could to go out of business.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/05
I liked WordPerfect 5.1..  Patrick Jones | 06/14/05
Novell should give it up and close up...  Mike Cox | 06/13/05
3  John L. Ries | 06/13/05
- 10.. The atrocities of Microsoft should not be made fun of!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/13/05
My eyes are blurry 'cause...  Colonel_Panic | 06/13/05
10 out of spite and truth  nucrash | 06/13/05
ZDNet won't put it on page one, but in other MS news...  none none | 06/13/05
I'd have thought MS would have wanted to clear their name  hipparchus2000 | 06/13/05
They still around?  CobraA1 | 06/13/05
Unless M$'s contracts lock out other vendors.  HypnoToad | 06/13/05
At least Novell has the...  Colonel_Panic | 06/13/05
unfortunately i never like wordperfect all that much. and i've worked on  wessonjoe | 06/14/05

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