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Then, basically, if you don’t really have a dog in the fight, you were just arguing for arguments sake, and to not be left out of the conversation?

My point is still true, that, Microsoft might start out as the underdog, and even an non-player in a tech arena, but, when necessary and important to their survival, they’ll be persistent to the point of taking huge losses in the beginning. Apple and Google are the same, but, to a lesser extent. They’re not as big risk-takers and Microsoft has been in their history.

And, you are the one misunderstanding the total context of my post, especially in regards to my comments about Microsoft’s tablet. I was using the MS tablet as an example of where MS does not have a presence, but, they could become a big player or the biggest in that area; just like they did with OSes and Office software, and the game console business.

Now, I don’t know what you do exactly, and I don’t even care. My comments were just in response to what you were saying, or appeared to be saying.

Myself, I too understand what it means to administer large server systems, especially when I came from platform that basically defined what a server is. Servers vs client or requester, it didn’t matter to me, since, I was involved with all of them, with IBM systems, and with Tandem computers. Those are the original client/server paradigms. And, I know what running them entails. I was not an administrator per se, but, I supervised the people managing those systems, while also being responsible for the systems programming, and the applications development/programming. The point is not to brag; it’s to let you know that, I, very likely, also know what I’m talking about.

What I do, still, is in the development arena, so, for me, I don’t care about the platform wars, or about the fanatical defenses that people put up for their preferred gadgets and preferred companies. I find that to be utterly stupid. What I do, is platform independent, and, the more platforms and OSes and devices out there, the more people that might encounter what I’m developing.

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Iam really not interested in arguing about this, especially since the 'product' is complete vaporware at the moment. I think if you look at the history of examples for when microsoft entered into areas they did not already control by virtue of their defacto monopoly in the desktop arena, you'll see that their successes are few and far between. This might well be one of the exceptions, for the reason I stated earlier - "administrators" that will grease the way for the MS entry while continuing to erect barriers for other platforms that don't have the microsoft stamp of approval. It will take a couple of years to get a feel for how it's going to go.

Personally, I hope microsoft gets completely stomped in the marketplace. You were right earlier when you said I hated microsoft. It's not a blind hatred, but is one earned from experience. I got tired of dealing with what passes for 'interoperability' from microsoft years ago among other things.