Re: Yujenisis
Number 2: Microsoft wants to make money, and lots of it.
Number 2a: Microsoft *only* makes software for a reason. It doesn't hurt Microsoft at all to possibly canabalize PC sales so that they can sell more software. Thus, the thought that Microsoft will 'discontinue' VirtualPC is silly, if only because Microsoft sees that they can sell MORE copies of Windows to us Mac users-additionally charge more for it because they are also selling the emulator.
OK granted they want to make money, but, and this is a big one, M$'s real income meaning the majority of it, comes from server product liscencing. Yes selling Mac prodcuts makes them $, but not like the amounts they make from Windoze products on a per computer basis. The real $ comes from the business software on those computers, so think that they have Windoze itself, some profit $, then Office, more $, then a client seat on the network, lots of $.
Number 4: MacBU, I believe has done a wonderful job with the Macintosh versions of popular Microsoft products. Being someone that switches platforms frequently during the day MacBU's offerings are completely superior to their PC equivilents. It just goes to show you how far a small group of extremely talented people within Microsoft can make all the other parts look bad. I have faith in MacBU even if they do work for Microsoft.
OK they do decent work, and they are doing pretty well, no disagreements with that, what does scare me is that they arent a seperate company, they take orders from above, and its those orders that we should worry about.
Number 6: There is no evidence to support the paranoid and pretty irrational theory that Microsoft 'bought' VirtualPC just to have a Fat Tony to twist Apple's arm. Microsoft stifles the industry, and has caused more destruction to the world than created-but don't always jump to conclusions.
Well no, no evidence per se, just many many years of a track record of lies, deceipt, and business practices that would make Saddam cringe at the evilness.
Call me niave if you will. I think some of us are a little too paranoid. Then again, no one knows until it happens. So I can't say anything for sure and either can anybody else.
I am just going by what I know and by what logic and Microsoft's past moves would dictate. [/B]
Well M$'s past moves are the scary part, and logic from a conventional point of view doesnt really apply to M$. And remember you aren't paranoid if they are after you.
Aaron
