Hop on over to the New York Times article at http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/technology/ebusiness/07GADG.html (free registration required -- ick) and scroll about 2/3 of the down for this classic quote:
Mr. Perlman said that after Microsoft acquired WebTV for $425 million in April 1997 he had stayed and tried to refine the product until it became clear that Microsoft's principal interest was in ensuring that its Windows CE operating system was in the box rather than improving the consumer experience. I think that speaks for itself and requires no further comment. (Yeah, I know, I'm preaching to the choir.) -- -Paul Iadonisi Senior Systems Administrator Red Hat Certified Engineer / Local Linux Lobbyist Ever see a penguin fly? -- Try Linux. GPL all the way: Sell services, don't lease secrets ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
