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Well of course...
Of course they want to sell more product, that is why they are a FOR PROFIT company, same as my car dealer. pffftttt... What's your point?
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 04/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Everyone sems to be confused as to what this is.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Helps prevent a future barrier to entry  AppealsIT | 04/07/06
Naw...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
There is no confusion. None  Cayble | 04/10/06
nothing more???  dwest_z | 04/07/06
Well of course...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Having a bad 'why is anything thinking of anything other than MS' day No_Ax  nomorems | 04/07/06
No whining here... That seems to be the Linux  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
I don't believe I'm confused.....  shawkins | 04/07/06
Of course they care  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Their offering will be a standard.  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
no it is not  jsusanka | 04/10/06
Well standards are relative, sadly.  ajole | 04/10/06
RE: Well standards are relative, sadly.  richdave | 04/10/06
Caring about standards  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/07/06
Ok..... guess I stand corrected......  shawkins | 04/07/06
Guess whos getting fooled...  Cayble | 04/10/06
Writing on the wall  D. T. Schmitz | 04/07/06
Microsoft's Customer Now is Developer Permatemps  mighetto | 04/07/06
Sounds like...  Omch'Ar | 04/07/06
Naw, there is  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Are you really,  michael_t | 04/07/06
Then I have a suggestion..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
How does that work? The car dealer  voska | 04/07/06
Not to burst your bubble...  Patrick Jones | 04/10/06
When M$ makes Windows open source, then we'll accept them.  Mr. Roboto | 04/07/06
Or at least open up NTFS  zmud | 04/07/06
I'll say  CobraA1 | 04/07/06
They have to buy up the hardware market first  Boot_Agnostic | 04/07/06
Here's an idea for open source  lenohere | 04/07/06
you might want to think about what you just said...  Monkey_MCSE | 04/07/06
Nope stealing..  lenohere | 04/07/06
you're wrong, yet again  Monkey_MCSE | 04/07/06
You're the one who is wrong  Free_Thinker | 04/08/06
Read your GPL, sir.  balkce | 04/08/06
Hey Leno..  Spikey_Mike | 04/07/06
Software is not covered by trade secrets  voska | 04/07/06
Speaking of bent ...  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
As if they care if you accept them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Now you're sounding desperate  Omch'Ar | 04/07/06
You need help reading...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
Well...  Omch'Ar | 04/08/06
Haven't you heard??  xuniL_z | 04/08/06
China  bigpicture | 04/10/06
Windows and sources  Mr_Dave | 04/10/06
Only a moron would chew on the crap being dished out by Microsoft.....  shawkins | 04/07/06
Look it's Dejavue  Kimbok@... | 04/07/06
Well...... child molesters have to register.....  shawkins | 04/07/06
What a horrible analogy  zmud | 04/07/06
Hmmm. Sorry you took it that way...  shawkins | 04/07/06
Violator analogy  mighetto | 04/07/06
RE:child molesters have to register  Kimbok@... | 04/07/06
Yes, but  nomorems | 04/07/06
Get a grip dingbat...  osreinstall | 04/07/06
Actually they did  voska | 04/07/06
Name one.  xuniL_z | 04/09/06
wow  phburks | 04/09/06
oil and Gas  voska | 04/07/06
Here come the true colours for all to see.....  Scrat | 04/07/06
What "true colours" would that be???  shawkins | 04/09/06
Have to prove it to get updates, DirectX, etc  ajole | 04/10/06
My grandpa used to say...  Spikey_Mike | 04/07/06
Because Microsoft has spent the last 10 years showing their hand..  nomorems | 04/07/06
Ummm, those more on sign the checks for  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
I'm sorry  nomorems | 04/07/06
It is a pretty good barometer  xuniL_z | 04/08/06
Oh my, filling in the blanks again, just like your MS master!  nomorems | 04/10/06
Worth in the market place is worthless as an indicator of one's worth  ajole | 04/10/06
Please refer to NoMoreMS' reply.....  shawkins | 04/07/06
Its just like IBM  Roger Ramjet | 04/07/06
Funny you mention that...  nucrash | 04/07/06
And the problem is  8bird | 04/07/06
Re: And the problem is.....  BXLE | 04/07/06
"Best" has nothing to do with it  Roger Ramjet | 04/07/06
Of course they will, so why doesn't the Linux camp fix their product?  ajole | 04/10/06
simple answer: NOOOOO!  Linux Geek | 04/07/06
Gates Oversight  mighetto | 04/07/06
DANGER!: *** FLYING CHAIR ALERT! ***  D. T. Schmitz | 04/07/06
An omen.  Cardinal_Bill | 04/07/06
Re: Is Microsoft playing well with others?  Grayson Peddie | 04/07/06
All you have to do is read...  BitTwiddler | 04/07/06
Did Read It  Kimbok@... | 04/07/06
Hey Bill! READ THIS!!!  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
Did this get put here accidentally?  xuniL_z | 04/08/06
But the "Settlement" that appears to be a  Update victim | 04/08/06
Great idea, cut off 90% of your market  ajole | 04/10/06
What did you expect them to do?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
That would be ?  Kimbok@... | 04/07/06
And no one cares...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
absolutely right about that  zzz1234567890 | 04/09/06
Clueless is what that would be.  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
Put the bottle away and get some sleep  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/07/06
Would you please do me a favor  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/07/06
poor no_ax  Monkey_MCSE | 04/07/06
Didn't work, did it?  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
I would like to read them.  nomorems | 04/07/06
Here's one  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
exactly.  xuniL_z | 04/08/06
P-U...  Omch'Ar | 04/07/06
Plan B  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/07/06
But be sure you understand  error@... | 04/08/06
IBM may eventually squash MS?????  ajole | 04/10/06
Well...  zkiwi | 04/07/06
Why would MS steal GPL code?  osreinstall | 04/07/06
No GNUs is good GNUs?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/07/06
It is OK, but it ain't the panacea that you guys make it out to be...  osreinstall | 04/07/06
"BSD doesn't use GPL code."  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/07/06
It doesn't...  osreinstall | 04/07/06
You're so cute when you're flustered!  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
That is funny. I didn't read that.  osreinstall | 04/07/06
Ever use BSD?  Hugh Jass | 04/08/06
Not quite  osreinstall | 04/08/06
Opera and tabs  NetArch. | 04/07/06
Yes they had it first.  osreinstall | 04/07/06
Apple OS was using tabs way back when  ajole | 04/10/06
You misunderstand  Free_Thinker | 04/08/06
Erm...  zkiwi | 04/07/06
Whatever dude  osreinstall | 04/07/06
No fool  zkiwi | 04/09/06
Yeah sure you were...  osreinstall | 04/09/06
Clue time  zkiwi | 04/09/06
No confusion on my part...  osreinstall | 04/09/06
*sigh*  zkiwi | 04/09/06
Yeah, you are real smooth...  osreinstall | 04/09/06
It seems unlikely to me too.  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
No one is stealing GPL code.  osreinstall | 04/07/06
MS copies too  Free_Thinker | 04/08/06
OSS by far copies more.  osreinstall | 04/08/06
Huh?  Rick_K | 04/10/06
Yep...  osreinstall | 04/10/06
Put the tabbed thing to rest, please.  xuniL_z | 04/09/06
No problem, 10 years in court, a few fines, all good  ajole | 04/10/06
WHO CARES GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON##########################################  SouthernPride | 04/07/06
Bird flu spreads to ZDNet!!  Still Lynn | 04/07/06
You have Bird Flu????? Someone call the CDC!!!  SouthernPride | 04/07/06
Really?  Rick_K | 04/10/06
News flash, people are jealous of Microsoft ###############################  SouthernPride | 04/07/06
Ignore Above Two Posts - The SouthernDude is Whining Again ...  Plain Logic | 04/07/06
Ignore the above post from the Bit's copy cat  SouthernPride | 04/07/06
An old joke, but an appropriate one  Expatriate US Geek | 04/08/06
Your the joke  SouthernPride | 04/08/06
You mean, "You're the joke".  Expatriate US Geek | 04/09/06
You mean.....  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Remedial English is not a strong point with SouthernPride.  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
Not enough "y'alls" in it  Rick_K | 04/10/06
Pot Kettle Black?  Rick_K | 04/10/06
He never did get the sister/wife joke, did he?  ajole | 04/10/06
but it fun to laugh and the dimwits  royalef | 04/11/06
Follow me here...  Dave P. | 04/08/06
Microsoft is playing well with others when  Update victim | 04/08/06
IBM explains what "standards" are.  Anton Philidor | 04/08/06
Communist approach......... US is a free market............................  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
You think they got to complain in Soviet Russia?  ajole | 04/10/06
IBM explains?  xuniL_z | 04/09/06
I love you too.  pkrdk | 04/11/06
But . . .  phburks | 04/09/06
I don't think standards level the playing field...  ajole | 04/10/06
Come on Anton  Rick_K | 04/10/06
If you can't follow get out of the WAY!!!!!!!!!!  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Did you ever go to kindergarten or preschool?  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
Did you go to a brainwashing compound???  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
You appear to be intent on making Southerners look stupid!  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
Nothern people in 'general' ###  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Poofter, I don't live in the northern states!  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
Any real southerner would have more pride than to act as stupid as you.  ajole | 04/10/06
PLEASE DON'T  pcgenie | 04/11/06
A considered analysis  Expatriate US Geek | 04/09/06
My theory on both of you  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Time for a name change  Expatriate US Geek | 04/09/06
Time for your name change ........................  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Time for you to grow up . . . (nt)  Plain Logic | 04/09/06
Wow, an uneducated poofter has a theory!  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
Commonsense need not apply  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Um.. poofter, why are you so afraid of India?  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
The truth comes out -------------------------------  SouthernPride | 04/09/06
Did anyone ask you to come out of the closet?  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/06
He's a "fluffer" lol  Rick_K | 04/10/06
You are such a stereotype!  ajole | 04/10/06
Lead Paint?  Rick_K | 04/10/06
Its gotta be, no southern woman for the likes of him  ajole | 04/10/06
The question is "Are others fair to Microsoft"  zzz1234567890 | 04/09/06
Wasn't MS the one caught lying in court?  Plain Logic | 04/09/06
Looks like you make up kids stories  zzz1234567890 | 04/10/06
So many jokes here...  ajole | 04/10/06
ah yes ...  phburks | 04/09/06
yes I have  zzz1234567890 | 04/10/06
allow me to clarify for you  phburks | 04/10/06
Just please don't shoot this GOLDEN GOOSE...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/09/06
Proprietary MS Linux?  error@... | 04/10/06
Damn M$ commies  Still Lynn | 04/10/06
Wonder what that would look like...  ajole | 04/10/06
only their way  jsusanka | 04/10/06
Microsoft crooks  trimlon | 04/10/06
Friends  trm1945 | 04/10/06
It plays on Windows, Mac and WebTV  humble99 | 04/10/06
Microsoft Products-Services  jimbo48_z | 04/10/06
y'think?  code_flogger | 04/10/06
I'm not surprised! There are plenty of fools in the world!  wilikeda | 04/10/06
No, and others aren't playing well with it  Boot_Agnostic | 04/11/06
Microsoft has never supported standards  royalef | 04/11/06
Re: Microsoft has never supported standards  error@... | 04/11/06
Get Real!  pjones | 04/11/06
microsoft  rbanks53350 | 04/11/06
Respect Microsoft  atlantisjordan | 04/12/06

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