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Microsoft to Continue Mac Support

Posted by pudge on from the scurvy-little-spider dept.

rakeswell writes "Though Microsoft's five-year agreement to support some Microsoft applications on the Mac has come to a close, Microsoft announces that it will continue its support of the platform. This means that new versions of Office, IE, ODBC, and Palm synchronization will be made available for Mac OS X. Also, they intend to build in .NET support for the Mac, though Microsoft says that they do not intend to push .NET for Mac developers."

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  1. ODBC HAH!!!! by Llama+Keeper · · Score: 0, Troll

    Am I the only one who laughs hysterically when they hear the words ODBC and Mac in the same sentence. ODBC on the Mac-in-Trash is so broken its amusing. Mac ODBC doens't work unless you aren't actually using it...

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  2. Well thanks... by IRNI · · Score: 1, Troll

    For telling us this breaking news several days after it was already on every news site you could think of.

  3. Support as a meta-vendor by EvilAlien · · Score: 0, Troll
    Somebody has to save the platform... Jobs will drive it into the ground by designing a series of desklamp/ceiling fan/etc shaped computers that will eventually make all sane serious computer users retch. Maybe if Apple keeps its commitment to "UNIX for the people" my grim views of Apple and MacOS will fade, but somehow I think Linux will eventually crush Apple.

    Meanwhile, Microsoft will just become the meta-vendor for all desktops - Mac, Linux, foo

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  4. Re:Support? by Slash+Veteran · · Score: 0, Troll

    Google runs on win2k, so in a way, Microsoft is helping you irregardless.

  5. I know why... by vandan · · Score: 1, Troll

    If Apple dies, there will be even more anti-trust shit for them to deal with. And M$ know that Apple isn't real competition, so why not help them stay afloat, to make it look like there is some competition. And maybe while everyone's applauding their decency, they can get some more DRM garbage through a back door to shut Linux out of their big fat market...