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RE: Why I Like Longhorn and XAML

• To: Dare Obasanjo <dareo@m...>
• Subject: RE: Why I Like Longhorn and XAML
• From: Rich Salz <rsalz@d...>
• Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:23:57 -0500 (EST)
• Cc: "xml-dev@l..." <xml-dev@l...>
• In-reply-to: <830178CE7378FC40BC6F1DDADCFDD1D101178D8A@R...>

> Mozilla folks come up with XUL it is innovative use of XML but when
> Microsoft does something similar it is "Replace & Defend" or whatever is
> the new anti-Microsoft buzzphrase.

It's postings like this that make some people think that Microsoft
continues its insincerity in the anti-trust area.  While Ballmer
can publically claim "we get it," the posting above would make many people
think that (a) you don't get it; (b) you don't care; (c) MSFT needs to
better educate its posters on how to act so that they still have
plausible deniability.

So here, let me save you a few hours of corporate training and let xml-dev
once again prove its worth:  because Microsoft has a monopoly position on
the desktop, it cannot do freely what others can. That's not an opinion
or viewpoint; it's a matter of US law.  "With great power comes great
responsibility."

It is disappointing that you're surprised/offended there are some who
would call you/Microsoft on it.

Refs:
http://www.silicon.com/hardware/servers/0,39024647,11036370,00.htm
http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,56345,00.html
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,75832,00.html

	/r$

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Rich Salz                  Chief Security Architect
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XS40 XML Security Gateway  http://www.datapower.com/products/xs40.html
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