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How can you say they're not delivering?
Just because they haven't delivered the Full House? Because the Royal Flush they've got in their hand hasn't been laid on the table yet?

In what respect have they not delivered? Like MS with Vista? The much talked about OS that so far is vapourware?

Real World?? Get Real!!
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Kind of  java.user | 09/26/05
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So you are saying  IT Scion | 09/24/05
No need to - Google can redistribute Linux at no cost... (nt)  Plain Logic | 09/24/05
This is total BS  sharikou | 09/24/05
MacOS will NOT run on PCs  frabjous | 09/24/05
Too late in your prediction  Dave P. | 09/24/05
I've seen it with my OWN EYES  Sir_Chancealot | 09/26/05
goog enough  swman14 | 09/25/05
The facts  tero_t_vaananen@... | 09/25/05
proof of nightmare being reality is easily available  hipparchus2000 | 09/25/05
Another one in sales  osreinstall | 09/25/05
I agree, just one thing though ...  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/26/05
You are such a goofball  osreinstall | 09/26/05
MS NOT Behind or Scrambling  MikeOliverAZ | 09/26/05
Get over it, will ya  gjoh@... | 09/26/05
Dan - you drama queen  James Berkery | 09/26/05
Microsoft's fear shows what's wrong with Microsoft  asthorpe@... | 09/26/05
Ah, Microsoft to become more Linux and Sun  Boot_Agnostic | 09/27/05
MICROSOFT NIGHTMARE IS HOG WASH  fakir005@... | 09/27/05
nightmare or apparition?  d_medland@... | 09/28/05
ms was not taken by supprise  peter100 | 09/30/05
AJAX 2.0 : JAVAs daymare  LogicallyGenius | 10/03/05

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