[ale] vmware and W2K v. WXP

Joseph A Knapka jknapka at earthlink.net
Wed May 8 18:56:22 EDT 2002


Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 

> I'm concerned about the possibility that Windows app developers aren't
> able to get their apps to work adequately without somehow getting into
> some kind of deal with MS to get full access to API docs - a deal, of
> course, that would be on MS' terms.

The DOJ settlement attempts to address this, but has loopholes
you could fly the Death Star through. M$ essentially gets to
do whatever it wants.

-- Joe
    Any OS distinguishable from Windows is not sufficiently broken.

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