False. Macs are incompatible with proprietary Microsoft standards. That is by Microsoft's design.
And nobody at AAPL gives a crap.
I'll warily take your word for that, but there's not a lot Apple can do if developers use someone else's proprietary technology. If Apple tried to come up with some way to run ActiveX controls natively in MacOS, they'd be set upon by Microsoft's lawyers before you could say "Bill vs. Steve in a steel cage death match."
“False. Macs are incompatible with proprietary Microsoft standards. That is by Microsoft’s design.”
You are false. there are industry standards and there are open standards and proprietary standards Plenty of proprietary standards have become industry standards. You should know that. MSFT has been setting most industry standards for the last few years - taking the lead from IBM.
I will talk to some of my IP lawyers but I’m pretty sure ActiveX could be black roomed. Surely if they could black room IBM bios and many other products - ORCL DBMS, I’m pretty sure somebody could.
AAPL does not do it because they do not care, not because they can’t.
I know ActiveX sucks but I need it.