Re: OffTopic? - Microsoft Anti-Competitive Practices

[Steve Sabram]

Dave Lippincott wrote:

> >Market share is gained by providing what users want.
> When my customers ask to pay $500 for a hand held that performs the same
> functionality that they currently get for $150 or when a customer requires
> that they play MP3 files while taking temperatures, then I'll start to worry
> about MS's influence.

ROTFL!!  You have that right Dave!  One thing I never see happening is a mix of 
environmental sensors and consumer electronics.
There is a long line of dead, bankrupted companies and careers trying to do this going 
all the way back to the mid-70's.  There may
be a niche; but no more than that.  There are several reasons why this doesn't happen 
in the market.  If you are interested, talk to
me about this off line.

> But for right now, I don't desire to tackle Win2000
> (min suggested platform for the PocketPC development kit) even if its free.

W2K I believe is one of the biggest selling points for Linux.

Steve



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