As I understand it (from TWITcasts), there is a kind of Mutual Assured Destruction standoff regarding patents, as Microsoft, Apple and Linux (IBM, etc.) all hold patents violated by the others.
Can Microsoft really be that desperate about their Vista troubles?
Is Vista facing a far greater delay than is currently acknowledged?
Will Ballmer blow another gasket and throw a f***ing chair at someone?
Stay tuned.
According some blogs I was reading last week by/for microsofties, desperation might be an apropriate response.
Is Vista facing a far greater delay than is currently acknowledged?
That's what they were saying. If it ships when they say, it won't be ready for prime time.
Even when it does ship, the hardware requirements are pretty steep. It's gonna be interesting.
Honestly I think that MS will have vist out in January, the damage of four years in delay is done and a patent war right now is closing the doors after the horse is out...
They might pick a fight for another reason, Linux continues to grow its server market share faster than windows and vista aint going to change that..