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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Howe who wrote (63238)	11/23/2001 1:35:37 PM
From: Dave	Respond to of 74651

Dave, your comment doesn't make any sense: "Some feel the shift toward proprietary software was inevitable..." Shift FROM WHAT? Are you suggesting that despite Microsoft's overwhelming monopolies in desktop operating systems and office suites, it's somehow an underdog that needs a "shift toward proprietary software?" Maybe you could clarify that. Curious how that article makes absolutely no mention of IBM's huge commitment, both monetary and ideological, to open-source development. A billion dollars here, another billion there, you add it up and it's real money. The article is particularly amusing now, as corporate budgets and headcounts are being slashed while the growth of open source is screaming forward unabated by the global recession. Question for you, Dave: Do you think all these laid off programmers, programming quietly at home while waiting for the phone to ring, are more likely to contribute their code to Linux, or to send their code off to Microsoft for incorporation into the next version of Windows? Dave