From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,52a0bacbcdd2da17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-13 06:36:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!uninett.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:36:21 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3F367B39.8060108@noplace.com> <1060611604.45048@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3F38DEBC.8040208@noplace.com> <78g_a.4373$UB4.3323@nwrdny01.gnilink.net> <3F3A34FE.30607@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1060781781 14145 129.241.83.78 (13 Aug 2003 13:36:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:36:21 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41388 Date: 2003-08-13T13:36:21+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > "Shoddy" or not, Micro$oft must be making *something* that the market > likes or they wouldn't be as successful as they are. Yes a good marketing divition. Besides they have done everything one can to either buy competitors or to implement protocols etc. in a non standard way so that it does not work well with other platforms. Besides the extreme cost of entering the OS market. > Hence, it pays to ask "What does Micro$oft provide to the distributors > and consumers of its products that make it so successful?" Answer that > question and it will provide a guide for those who would compete with > them. Nothing. Resistance is Futile. The only reason Linux is still around an gaining is because it *cannot* be bought. -- �I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet. So who am I to judge.� - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radioplay)