> Microsoft will throw a beta of an operating system/SDK/Framework (.Net > being my example) out to the development community years before it is > actually officially released. I remember playing with .NET when it was > in it's infancy. It wasn't very stable, but we got familiar with it long > before we ever used it.
There's been many a company that's been squashed like a bug by Microsoft by releasing their technology before they had to, or by not protecting their property sufficiently -- Microsoft is an *extremely* preditory company. I really don't know why Palm is so protective with their releases, or if Microsoft has anything to do with it. But with an 800-pound gorilla like Microsoft around, that likes to steal bananas from others, I don't blame them. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
