Re: no Java in XP Windows

Hi Peter,

> I think that with any break up there would have to be new faces in at
least
> one of the companies. If it's just a split on paper, with the same people
> running both companies, I don't see any changes happening. With new
> management, there's a chance. OTOH, how close are the individual
> programmers? It doesn't take much to send a code snippet via email. And if
> they are paid in stock options...
>

Exactly.

The fact is that if the separate companies maintain common ownership,
they're always going to be working for the collective benefit of both. New
management wouldn't be enough. Heck, even new ownership may not be enough!
Consider how tempting it would be for a new CEO of Ms-App-Co. to cozy up to
Ms-Os-Co. After all, they've got a pretty good thing going. Once again, I'll
point out the MS/Intel relationship as a convenient example of this type of
cartel behaviour.


John Taylor








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