[Ti] [OT] Micro$oft acquires Virtual PC

[Robert Ameeti]

>According to T.L.Miller:
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>>If there were no VPC, users who had to run PC apps. would likely ditch the Mac. Controlling VPC allows MS to hold a high card if Apple gets too uppity. The volume MS gets from the copies of Windows that come w/ VPC is likely to be chump-change to them

>So, users would buy an old 386 to run Win2k, already installed.

Huh? Since when do companies buy old computers for their employees?

> How's that going to aid MS in any way? They don't give a s**t which 'box' you run their stuff on.

Oh but they do. They want all their users to be running XP. MS loves standardization that can be monitored and controlled. They are then allowed to dictate that your purchase of XP will only run on that single machine instead of being shared between your home and office machine, etc.

>Besides, Apple isn't competition to monopolistic MS. MS owns a piece of Apple.

Woah. Where have you been? They sold that stock a long time ago, making a decent profit along the way.
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Robert Ameeti
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I'm just working here till a good fast-food job opens up.
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