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No Virtual PC for Intel-based Macs
Techie writes "Microsoft has decided not to move forward with a version of Virtual PC for the Intel-based Macintosh. The amount of time it would take to bring Virtual PC to Intel would be roughly equivalent to creating the product from scratch, Scott Erickson, director of product management and marketing for Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit, told eWEEK. The article says Microsoft will also be discontinuing support of Visual Basic scripting in the next version of Office for Mac." From the article: "As cross-platform compatibility remains a top priority at Microsoft, Erickson says that as the company develops the next version of Office for Mac, the files will continue to be compatible across platforms, including with the 2007 Microsoft Office System for Windows. VB macros within files will not be accessible and users will not be able to view or modify them. However, the files themselves can be edited without affecting or changing the macros. "
Geez, what a shock..
MS buys Mac game developer, and kills the mac version for their own game console.
MS commits to continue IE devlopment for the mac, and then kills is when faced with a better competing product (Safari)
MS buys a long time Mac devloper, and then kills the product when faced with competition.
How much longer before MS decides to "re-focus on its core market" and kills Office due to competition.
The pattern is really quite obivous.