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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (34259)	11/18/1999 7:20:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (3) of 74651

1st the buyers of these rights would not have the manpower to maintain the code How do you know that?? Unix has been "maintained by committee" for years. Don't confuse the O/S w/ apps, John. You add value w/apps. The O/S is just there to drive the hardware and to maintain a secure and reliable platform for apps. In an effort to be something other than a me too product the new company would make changes which might not be too good for the consumer. We can easily foresee the crazy quilt patchwork of 3-5 Win98's all with different level of compatibilities. Presently I believe that the API's are available to bona-fide developers. The proliferation of incompatible O/S's is potentially a problem, but not necessarily so. I think a deal can be structured to prevent this from happening. What is the point when the next version of Windows will be entirely different from the kernel out i.e. It will not be a DOS overlay? Not everyone will buy it, especially at first. There are still copies of Windows 95 around. The next version of Windows would have to become public domain as well. In short, MSFT would have to get out of the O/S business. I think an exception could be made for server O/S's but not desktops. Sun does have an "open" Solaris policy. But, don't confuse open with non-proprietary. The point about MSFT is not to just publish the O/S code but to take the profit motive out of selling it. cheers, cherylw

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