John Cowan writes: > Also they sell mice, which must surely be an insignificant part of > their revenue, but why would they do it if it didn't make money for them?
Actually, Microsoft's hardware division is quite profitable. The last figure that I heard was that it provided one third of the company's revenues. -- -russ nelson http://russnelson.com | If patents were such a Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | great idea, somebody 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | would have patented them Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | already! -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

