On Wednesday 29 November 2006 09:18, Ingemar Nilsson wrote: >Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Thats not something that looks appetizing to M$ unless they've >> completely lost their corporate mind. > >It may happen though if it would look like a sizeable part of MS were > about to go down the toilet. If they wouldn't have anything to lose, > they'd be at it in a minute. Possibly. But the scenario I see is that we are nibbling M$ to death like ducks, and that to remain salient, M$ will, as Linus has said, be forced to change their business colors a bit. While the current shift seems rather miniscule, it does appear to be in the right direction. Whether it will presage a new era in Redmond remains to be seen. The trigger for your version would almost have to be the result of a court verdict that swung the balance of power away from M$ in one swell foop. Even then I suspect it would only be considered as a possible course of action by those who've been drinking the M$ supplied koolaid too long and their resultant IQ has gone into the toilet. What percentage of those there would be in the legal dept I leave for a M$ student exercise. :-) >Regards >Ingemar -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
