[ Thanks to Nik
Shafiruddin for this link. ]
“What do you do with a problem like Microsoft? The question
may never be answered. Even after U.S. District Judge Thomas
Penfield Jackson hands down his decision, we can expect endless
appeals. The legal shenanigans will go on forever…’
“For a dose of reality, the focus needs to shift away from the
operating system, away from the Internet, and to the everyday tasks
of the average computer user. Computers are tools — highly complex
tools that solve complex problems. More than just a tool though, a
computer is an entire chest of tools…”
“Application software is what makes or breaks a computer.”
“Now imagine a world where you can buy any hardware, choose any
operating system, and use your favorite application software. The
developers of the application software only need to write their
code once, so you are not paying for the additional effort needed
to move the software to different systems. Competition among the
operating system providers would keep the cost low and quality
high.
“We have an opportunity to start moving in this direction.”