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Microsoft Gives Up on Hailstorm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the partly-sunny dept.

Dephex Twin writes "According to a NYTimes article: due to lack of 3rd-party support for Microsoft's "Persona" (originally codenamed "Hailstorm"), the company has been forced to dump the project. It seems the companies didn't like having a middleman between them and the consumers. As a person worried about the future with .NET, this is a bit of a relief."

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  1. Hail? They asked for it! by MavEtJu · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    What do you expect from a company which is relying on windows?

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  2. Monopoly Power by JamesOfTheDesert · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Once again, the Microsoft monopoly has shown that it can dictate market direction and consumer desires because it is an unrestrained megalith, responsible to no one.

    Only massive government intervention can put an end to this evil domination.

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  3. Yeah, what about "Secure Computing"?? by NewtonsLaw · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    This isn't exactly the first time Microsoft has chosen to scrap a project that has been so heavily advertised

    Yeah... what ever happened to their "Secure Computing" project?

    Seems the number of security advisories relating to Microsoft's products hasn't slowed any since they gave us their commitment to focus on safety ahead of features.

    Maybe they just found it all a bit beyond them and quietly canned the idea without telling anyone?

  4. Thankyou Slashdot!!! by MullerMn · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's my 21st birthday today, and I log on to Slashdot to find

    Microsoft Gives Up on Hailstorm
    Copyright [CBDTPA] Bill Universally Rejected
    Professor Testifies Windows Is Modular, Separable
    What wonderful birthday presents! Thanks Slashdot ;)
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