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Re: Why I Like Longhorn and XAML

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• Subject: Re: Why I Like Longhorn and XAML
• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:33:55 -0500
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clbullar@i... (Bullard, Claude L (Len)) writes:
>Still, I'm awfully glad to see Microsoft stick their necks out this
>far. Guts and moxie are thrilling even if risky.  Too many vested
>companies won't take risks and MS seems to thrive on them.

The only risk they're taking with XAML is a backlash against their
arrogance in discarding things that are already out there, but not owned
by them.

I suppose that's a genuine risk, but not something they're likely to
lose sleep over.

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