RE: [OT] an Amicus Curae to the Honorable Thomas Penfield Jackson

From: David Schwartz (davids@webmaster.com)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 20:37:04 EST


> If Windows' source were opened, Microsoft could find itself in a situation
> in which, in some areas at least, they are slower to improve Windows than
> others are. That would be a little scary for Microsoft, and perhaps quite
> good for the competition (hence the relevance) but it would have no real
> effect on Microsoft's ability to maintain a monopoly, so yes, it isn't
> exactly an appropriate action to take.

        It would also leave us with only one useful, stable (in the API sense)
platform for x86 servers -- Solaris. Do you really want that?

        DS

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