Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Apr 2006 20:43 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"All too often the desktop operating system market is looked upon as some sort of epic struggle between Microsoft and Linux. This 'versus' mentality is fun to perpetuate, it is not helping anyone in the long run. Since it is clear that each party is going to be around for a long time, what is needed a bit of mannerly coexistence. While the name calling may persist, it is more important that efforts are made to enable the two operating systems to work together more efficiently than they do now."
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2005-07-02
I agree with you as well, there's little chance of it happening - not now, at least. It could be conceivable in the future, if Linux continues to gain acceptance for example.
For now, however, MS' entire PC strategy rests on control of its Office file formats, which gives it a near-monopoly on Office Suites, and in turn a near-monopoly on Operating Systems. Which is why, if the DOJ had really wanted to punish MS, they would have forced them to open these file formats, which have become de facto standards in the business world.