If MS is porting their win32 stuff to the mainsoft API, they'll have no problems recompiling for Linux, should they choose to.
I would bet that they would. They're losing way more revenues to Linux on the server side, and they have a chance to recapture some of that by reining in Linux on the client side.
Consider all of their _recurring_ revenues for an NT server. They don't want to lose that. So, why not take advantage of selling office to WORKSTATION-class Linux users? Especially since it doesn't tie in to SERVER-class linux boxes! It ties into Win2K.
That's exactly where they're going with their "innovative new".NET strategy. That's exactly why SOAP will start to displace DCOM, and C# will replace Java.
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If MS is porting their win32 stuff to the mainsoft API, they'll have no problems recompiling for Linux, should they choose to.
.NET strategy. That's exactly why SOAP will start to displace DCOM, and C# will replace Java.
I would bet that they would. They're losing way more revenues to Linux on the server side, and they have a chance to recapture some of that by reining in Linux on the client side.
Consider all of their _recurring_ revenues for an NT server. They don't want to lose that. So, why not take advantage of selling office to WORKSTATION-class Linux users? Especially since it doesn't tie in to SERVER-class linux boxes! It ties into Win2K.
That's exactly where they're going with their "innovative new"
At Microsoft, anyway.
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